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Westminster hall debate on the future of the Purton Hulks.
Westminster hall debate on the future of the Purton Hulks.
Lead member
Joe Benton
Answering member
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Cultural heritage; Boats; English Heritage; Protection; Rivers; Sites of special scientific interest; River Severn
Date
8 December 2009
Reference
502 c65-72WH
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the outcome of consultations on protection of fossils following the recommendations of the Quinquennial Review by the Committee on the Export of Works of Art in 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the outcome of consultations on protection of fossils following the recommendations of the Quinquennial Review by the Committee on the Export of Works of Art in 2003.
Asked by
Desmond Swayne
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 April 2008
For answer on
23 April 2008
Answered on
28 April 2008
My Department has undertaken no formal public consultation on this matter following the Quinquennial Review of the Reviewing Committee for the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest in 2003.
Subjects
Protection; Fossils
Date
28 April 2008
Reference
475 c10-1W; 201009
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will bring forward legislation to amend the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 to require public consultation when there is an application for Scheduled Monument Consent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will bring forward legislation to amend the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 to require public consultation when there is an application for Scheduled Monument Consent.
Asked by
Bob Russell
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 September 2007
For answer on
10 September 2007
Answered on
17 September 2007
[holding answer 10 September 2007]: Under the 1979 Act, the Secretary of State is required, before determining whether or not to grant Scheduled Monument Consent, to afford to the applicant, and any other person to whom it appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient to afford it, an opportunity of making representations. The Secretary of State is obliged to consider any representations made to him by any person on that application and also to consult English Heritage.As set out in the White Paper, Heritage Protection for the 21st Century (March 2007), the Government plan to merge Scheduled Monument Consent and Listed Building Consent, to create a new historic asset consent, administered, in the first instance, by the Local Planning Authority. In respect of assets which were previously scheduled monuments the Local Planning Authority would be required to consult English Heritage and the national amenity societies on any application, and to take into consideration any representations received from these and any other parties, before determining a consent application.Primary legislation will be required to implement the proposals set out in the White Paper, and we plan to publish a draft Heritage Protection Bill in the next session.
Subjects
Protection; Planning permission; Monuments
Date
17 September 2007
Reference
154837; 463 c2223W
House
House of Commons
Adjournment debate on English Heritage support for the iron age hill fort in Barwick in Elmet.
Adjournment debate on English Heritage support for the iron age hill fort in Barwick in Elmet.
Lead member
Colin Burgon
Answering member
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Ancient monuments; Cultural heritage; Archaeological sites; English Heritage; Protection; Repairs and maintenance; Leeds City Council; Barwick in Elmet
Date
10 July 2007
Reference
462 c1421-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Adjournment debate on ticket agents.
Adjournment debate on ticket agents.
Lead member
Ben Chapman
Answering member
Baroness Hodge of Barking
Department
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Consumers; Competition; Fees and charges; Protection; Office of Fair Trading; Tickets
Date
14 May 2007
Reference
460 c448-54
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What progress is being made in tackling the mis-selling of telecommunications services.
What progress is being made in tackling the mis-selling of telecommunications services.
Asked by
John Robertson
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 July 2006
For answer on
6 July 2006
Answered on
6 July 2006
This is a matter for the Office of Communications. Ofcom’s view is that, while overall competition has produced significant benefits in the form of lower prices and better services, the problem of mis-selling in telecoms continues. It affects a significant minority of customers, and Ofcom has therefore put in place clear rules to protect consumers and is taking decisive action to enforce those rules.
To give one example, I can confirm that Ofcom last week fined one company, Just Telecoms UK Ltd., trading as ““Lo-Rate””, the maximum amount—10 per cent. of its annual turnover—for mis-selling. That is part of Ofcom’s ongoing enforcement programme to address this issue and to enforce tougher rules introduced last year. Ofcom is actively investigating a number of further cases.
Subjects
Consumers; Competition; Protection; Ofcom; Telecommunications; Regulation; Unfair practices
Date
6 July 2006
Reference
448 c971; 82775
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The practice to which my hon. Friend refers sounds pretty disreputable, and I would be happy to meet him to discuss it further, to see whether, working with Ofcom, we can take further action. If he is agreeable, I shall arrange a meeting as soon as possible.
The practice to which my hon. Friend refers sounds pretty disreputable, and I would be happy to meet him to discuss it further, to see whether, working with Ofcom, we can take further action. If he is agreeable, I shall arrange a meeting as soon as possible.
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Asked by
John Robertson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Oral answers to questions
I thank my right hon. Friend for her extensive answer. However, British companies operating from this country and abroad are contacting customers through third parties, usually from call centres in India. Those companies are mis-selling for other companies, but they imply that they represent the customer’s original company. What is she doing to try to stop that? Are those British companies, even though they are using a third party, still liable under British law?
Subjects
Consumers; Competition; Protection; Ofcom; Telecommunications; Regulation; Unfair practices
Date
6 July 2006
Reference
448 c971
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
This is a matter for the Office of Communications. Ofcom’s view is that, while overall competition has produced significant benefits in the form of lower prices and better services, the problem of mis-selling in telecoms continues. It affects a significant minority of customers, and Ofcom has therefore put in place clear rules to protect consumers and is taking decisive action to enforce those rules.
To give one example, I can confirm that Ofcom last week fined one company, Just Telecoms UK Ltd., trading as ““Lo-Rate””, the maximum amount—10 per cent. of its annual turnover—for mis-selling. That is part of Ofcom’s ongoing enforcement programme to address this issue and to enforce tougher rules introduced last year. Ofcom is actively investigating a number of further cases.
This is a matter for the Office of Communications. Ofcom’s view is that, while overall competition has produced significant benefits in the form of lower prices and better services, the problem of mis-selling in telecoms continues. It affects a significant minority of customers, and Ofcom has therefore put in place clear rules to protect consumers and is taking decisive action to enforce those rules.
To give one example, I can confirm that Ofcom last week fined one company, Just Telecoms UK Ltd., trading as ““Lo-Rate””, the maximum amount—10 per cent. of its annual turnover—for mis-selling. That is part of Ofcom’s ongoing enforcement programme to address this issue and to enforce tougher rules introduced last year. Ofcom is actively investigating a number of further cases.
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Asked by
John Robertson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Oral answers to questions
What progress is being made in tackling the mis-selling of telecommunications services.
Subjects
Consumers; Competition; Protection; Ofcom; Telecommunications; Regulation; Unfair practices
Date
6 July 2006
Reference
448 c971
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures are in place to monitor the effectiveness of procedures aimed at protecting children at risk when they move between England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what measures are in place to monitor the effectiveness of procedures aimed at protecting children at risk when they move between England and Wales.
Asked by
Chris Ruane
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 April 2005
For answer on
7 April 2005
Answered on
7 April 2005
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what measures are in place to monitor the effectiveness of
procedures aimed at protecting children at risk when they move between England and Wales. [224951]
Margaret Hodge: It has not proved possible to respond in the time available before Prorogation.
Subjects
Children; Protection; Wales
Date
7 April 2005
Reference
432 c1583W;432 c1579W; 224951
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the proposed replacement of child protection measures with the integrated children's system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the proposed replacement of child protection measures with the integrated children's system.
Asked by
Hilton Dawson
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 March 2005
For answer on
7 April 2005
Answered on
7 April 2005
Mr. Dawson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the proposed replacement of child
protection measures with the integrated children's system. [224344]
Margaret Hodge: [holding answer 5 April 2005]: The Integrated Children's System (ICS) has been designed to enable social
services and partner agencies to achieve better outcomes for children in need.
In the longer term, as the ICS becomes widely used, its supporting IT system will enable child protection and other children's
services staff to identify children on the system who have been the subject of enquiries into whether they are at risk of suffering,
or have suffered, significant harm; have been the subject of a child protection conference; or who are the subject of a child
protection plan.
Once the system is developed and operating, there will no longer be a need for local authorities to maintain a Child Protection
Register separate from or additional to the Integrated Children's System. No date has yet been identified for this change to be
completed.
Subjects
Children; Databases; Protection; Social services
Date
7 April 2005
Reference
224344; 432 c1583W;432 c1579W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what grants have been made in the 2005-06 financial year under the (a) Safeguarding Children and (b) Supporting Families grant; to which organisations; and if she will list unsuccessful applications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what grants have been made in the 2005-06 financial year under the (a) Safeguarding Children and (b) Supporting Families grant; to which organisations; and if she will list unsuccessful applications.
Asked by
Andrew Selous
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 March 2005
For answer on
5 April 2005
Answered on
5 April 2005
Andrew Selous: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what grants have been made in the 2005-06 financial year under
the Safeguarding Children and Supporting Families grants; to which organisations; and if she will list unsuccessful applications.
[222322]
Margaret Hodge: The information requested has been placed in the House Libraries.
Subjects
Children; Families; Grants; Protection; Voluntary organisations
Date
5 April 2005
Reference
432 c1341W;432 c1337W; 222322
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what cross-border tracking of children on the at risk register takes place between the relevant authorities in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what cross-border tracking of children on the at risk register takes place between the relevant authorities in England and Wales.
Asked by
Martyn Jones
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 March 2005
For answer on
15 March 2005
Answered on
15 March 2005
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what cross-border tracking of children on the at risk
register takes place between the relevant authorities in England and Wales. [220325]
Margaret Hodge: [holding answer 4 March 2005]: A central child protection register is maintained for each area covered by a
social services department in England and Wales. The register lists all the children in the area (including those who have been
placed there by another local authority or agency) who are considered to be at continuing risk of significant harm.
When a child on the register moves to another local authority area the authority where the child has been living must notify the
receiving local authority of the child's move. The receiving local authority should convene a child protection conference within 15
working days of being notified of the move.
The Information Sharing Indexes currently under development aim to help children moving area by enabling better communication
between professionals in different areas so that services in their new area can identify which services the children were receiving
in their old area. We are working with the Welsh Assembly to establish data standards to support information transfer between
English and Welsh Authorities.
Subjects
Children; Protection; Registration; Wales; Social services; Departmental coordination
Date
15 March 2005
Reference
432 c182W;432 c180W; 220325
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of the Children Act 2004 on the costs of local authorities. - Inc ref to Every Child Matters: Change for Children (paragraphs 4.16-4.25), copy in the Library. (Dep 05/393).
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment the Government has made of the impact of the Children Act 2004 on the costs of local authorities. - Inc ref to Every Child Matters: Change for Children (paragraphs 4.16-4.25), copy in the Library. (Dep 05/393).
Asked by
Caroline Spelman
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 February 2005
For answer on
22 February 2005
Answered on
22 February 2005
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment the Government have made of the impact of the
Children Act 2004 on the costs of local authorities. [216268]
Margaret Hodge: Details of the costs associated with the Children Act 2004 are set out in the regulatory impact assessment which is
available on the Department's website. The resources which the Government will be providing to support the reforms introduced by
Children Act 2004 are set out in Every Child Matters: Change for Children (paragraphs 4.16-4.25), a copy of which is in the Library.
Legislation
Children Act 2004
Subjects
Children; Local government; Protection
Date
22 February 2005
Reference
216268; 431 c532W;431 c528W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why Protection of Children Act (PoCA) and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) referrals are not automatically cross-checked; and if he will require the automatic cross-checking of PoVA and PoCA lists.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why Protection of Children Act (PoCA) and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) referrals are not automatically cross-checked; and if he will require the automatic cross-checking of PoVA and PoCA lists.
Asked by
Debra Shipley
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 January 2005
For answer on
4 February 2005
Answered on
4 February 2005
Ms Shipley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills why Protection of Children Act (PoCA) and Protection of
Vulnerable Adults (PoVA) referrals are not automatically cross-checked; and if he will require the automatic cross-checking of PoVA
and PoCA lists. [213296]
Margaret Hodge: There is provision for cross referral between the two schemes. Where an individual is added to one of the lists,
they will also be considered for inclusion on the other list, if the misconduct means that they may be unsuitable to work with
children and vulnerable adults. This means that, where appropriate, some individuals are included on both lists, therefore removing
the need for cross-checking.
Subjects
Children; Learning disability; Protection; Monitoring; Vetting; Vulnerable adults
Date
4 February 2005
Reference
430 c1140W; 213296
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to ensure that (a) regulations, (b) training and (c) the Common Assessment Framework for Information Sharing Databases in Children's Services takes full account of domestic violence and recognises it as a serious child protection issue.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what plans she has to ensure that (a) regulations, (b) training and (c) the Common Assessment Framework for Information Sharing Databases in Children's Services takes full account of domestic violence and recognises it as a serious child protection issue.
Asked by
Vera Baird
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 January 2005
For answer on
1 February 2005
Answered on
1 February 2005
Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to ensure that (a) regulations,
(b) training and (c) the Common Assessment Framework for Information Sharing Databases in Children's Services takes
full account of domestic violence and recognises it as a serious child protection issue. [213126]
Margaret Hodge: We recognise the importance of ensuring that children are protected from domestic violence. In framing the
regulations, guidance and staff training that will govern the operation of information sharing databases, or indexes, we will
address protection from domestic violence. This will include the facility for certain details, such as an address, to be blocked out
or not to appear on the index at all where a parent has good cause to believe that the inclusion of such information may lead to a
crime being committed. It will include ensuring that training for index managers and users covers the right of the child to be
protected from harm and the fact that this qualifies the right of a parent to access to information, for example, about a child's
current address. We will also ensure that similar issues are addressed as appropriate in the guidance and training for introduction
of the Common Assessment Framework.
Subjects
Children; Abuse; Domestic abuse; Protection
Date
1 February 2005
Reference
213126; 430 c803W;430 c803-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how she plans to ensure that the information-sharing database in children's services flags cases of domestic violence or child abuse to ensure that domestic violence perpetrators cannot use their rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 to track down their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how she plans to ensure that the information-sharing database in children's services flags cases of domestic violence or child abuse to ensure that domestic violence perpetrators cannot use their rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 to track down their...
Asked by
Vera Baird
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 January 2005
For answer on
31 January 2005
Answered on
31 January 2005
Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how she plans to ensure that the information-sharing database in
children's services flags cases of domestic violence or child abuse to ensure that domestic violence perpetrators cannot use their
rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 to track down their children or ex-partner. [212089]
Margaret Hodge: We recognise the importance of ensuring that children and families are protected from the perpetrators of domestic
violence or child abuse. The details of how the information sharing databases or indexes will work will be set out in regulations
and guidance. In framing the regulations and guidance we will take care to address the issue of protection from the perpetrators of
domestic violence or abuse. This will include the facility for certain details, such as an address, to be blocked out or not to
appear on the index at all where a parent has good cause to believe that the inclusion of such information may lead to a crime being
committed.
Where information on a child is held on the index, and a parent makes a request to access that information, their rights to access
that information are balanced by the rights of the child. For children of sufficient maturity (which for the vast majority of
children is taken to mean aged 12 or over), the right under the Data Protection Act to access data held about the child on the index
will belong to the child rather than to the parent. So there will be no obligation on the person with responsibility for managing
and operating the index (the data controller) to disclose information to a parent in such cases.
For other children, where rights to access information held on a child may be exercised by a parent with parental responsibility,
the data controller is under no obligation to disclose information if that would lead to harm. We will ensure that guidance to data
controllers on handling such requests includes guidance on identifying cases of potential harm and procedures to avoid this, such as
asking the other parent if they have any objection to the request or deciding that the other parent is the best person to exercise
access right on behalf of the child.
Subjects
Children; Data protection; Abuse; Domestic abuse; Protection
Date
31 January 2005
Reference
212089; 430 c658-9W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on child protection schemes by her Department in each of the last five years, broken down by budget head; and what the forecast budgets are for the next financial year; how much was spent by her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much was spent on child protection schemes by her Department in each of the last five years, broken down by budget head; and what the forecast budgets are for the next financial year; how much was spent by her...
Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 December 2004
For answer on
24 January 2005
Answered on
24 January 2005
Subjects
Children; Finance; Forecasts; Protection
Date
24 January 2005
Reference
430 c70-2W; 207313;207314
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2004, 428 c296W, on departmental initiatives (young people), if she will list the projects or initiatives which have been launched by her Department since 1997 which are no longer in operation. - (Holding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6th December 2004, 428 c296W, on departmental initiatives (young people), if she will list the projects or initiatives which have been launched by her Department since 1997 which are no longer in operation. - (Holding...
Asked by
Charles Hendry
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 December 2004
For answer on
10 January 2005
Answered on
10 January 2005
Charles Hendry: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 6 December 2004, Official
Report, column 296W, on departmental initiatives (young people), if she will list the projects or initiatives which have been
launched by her Department since 1997 which are no longer in operation. [206006]
Margaret Hodge: [holding answer 20 December 2004]:
Since its inception in 2001, the Department for Education and Skills has kept under review the support it provides for young people
aged 13 to 19 with the aim of ensuring that that support meets young people's current and anticipated needs.
Within its current areas of responsibility there have been a number of projects and initiatives intended to help young people which
have begun since 1997 and which have become part of our mainstream provision. Quality Protects, launched in 1998 by the Department
of Health as part of the Government's wider strategy for tackling social exclusion, focused on children and young people looked
after by councils, in the child protection system, and other children in need. The programme transferred to the Department for
Education and Skills as part of the machinery of Government changes in 2003. The original provision of three years had already been
extended to five years, with the programme being mainstreamed from 2004. The Young Runaways Development Project, for which the
Children and Young People's Unit provided funding in 2002-03 and 2003-04, transferred to DfES and has now ended. Both programmes
demonstrated effective ways of meeting the needs of children and young people which are enshrined in the Children Act 2004 and the
Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme, launched on 1 December, and which have introduced, among other provision,
a statutory duty to promote the education and wellbeing of looked after children, a statutory duty on organisations working with
children and young people to safeguard them and promote their welfare, and children's trust arrangements to focus integrated,
multi-disciplinary support on the needs of children and young people. Similarly, Active Citizens in Schools, an award scheme that
empowers young people to get involved in projects that benefit the school and wider community, ran as a pilot project from Spring
2002 until September 2004, and is now being made available to schools nationally through a Framework and Toolkit funded by DfES.
Schools can then adapt the scheme to fit their needs.
Other projects and initiatives have ended as they have been subsumed within other programmes: Connexions Summer Plus, which became
part of the anti-crime Positive Activities for Young People programme; and New Start, which paved the way for Learning Gateway which
evolved into Entry to Employment (E2E), the work-based programme for young people aged 16-18 not yet ready or able to enter an
apprenticeship, sustained employment or further vocational learning opportunities.
Subjects
Children; Children in care; Disadvantaged; Apprentices; Advisory services; Education; Employment schemes; Protection; Training; Young people; Runaway children; New start partnerships
Date
10 January 2005
Reference
206006; 429 c189-90W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what treatment and support is available for child victims of physical abuse; and what percentage of known victims made use of this help, in each of the last five years. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what treatment and support is available for child victims of physical abuse; and what percentage of known victims made use of this help, in each of the last five years. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Claire Curtis-Thomas
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 October 2004
For answer on
18 November 2004
Answered on
18 November 2004
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what treatment and support is available for child victims
of physical abuse; and what percentage of known victims made use of this help, in each of the last five years. [195728]
Margaret Hodge: I have been asked to reply.
Local authorities have a statutory duty, under Section 47 of the Children Act 1989, to make inquiries where they have reasonable
cause for concern that a child may need protection. The Government's guidance, "Working Together to Safeguard Children" (1999), sets
out the inter-agency processes to be followed where there are concerns about a child's welfare.
All referrals and allegations, whatever their origin, must be taken seriously. The main objectives of such inquiries are to
establish the facts about the circumstances giving rise to the concern; decide if there are grounds for concern; identify sources
and level of risk and decide protective or other action in relation to the child and any others.
If, following these inquiries, the child is considered to be at continuing risk of significant harm, a child protection conference
should be convened to decide what future action is needed to safeguard the child and promote his or her welfare, how that action
will be taken forward, and with what intended outcomes. If a child is considered to be at continuing risk of significant harm and
all agencies decide that the child requires a child protection plan, the child's name should be placed on the child protection
register, a key worker should be appointed and a child protection plan drawn up.
Children should be registered under one or more of the categories of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse or neglect, according to a
decision by the chair of the child protection conference. Where a child's name is placed on the child protection register, social
services have lead responsibility in providing support and services, together with other agencies, in accordance with the child
protection plan. Provision could include services from social services, health services, education and voluntary agencies according
to the assessed needs of the child and family.
The national health service (NHS) provides physical treatments for physical injuries sustained as a result of abuse. The NHS within
child and adult mental health services (CAMHS) also provides treatment for children who suffer mental health problems and disorders
as a result of abuse.
Information relating to the number of known child victims of physical abuse over each of the last five years is not collected
centrally. We do, however, collect information relating to the number of children named on the child protection register. Statistics
for the last three years are as follows:
Children and young people on child protection registers in England who had been classified under the "physical abuse" category. At
31 March 2002--4,200 children and young people listed. (This compared with an overall total of 25,700 children and young
people on child protection registers at that time.) At 31 March 2003--4,300 children and young people. (This compares with an
overall total of 26,600 children and young people on child protection registers.) At 31 March 2004--4,100 children and young
people. (This compares with an overall total of 26,300 children and young people on child protection registers.)
We are unable to provide statistics from child protection registers in England relating specifically to physical abuse for the last
five years as, prior to 2002, local authorities were asked for data relating to physical abuse which was categorised as "neglect,
physical injury and sexual abuse", "neglect and physical injury", "physical injury and sexual abuse" and "physical injury alone".
Subjects
Children; Abuse; Protection; Sexual offences; Victims; Victim support schemes; Department for Education and Skills
Date
18 November 2004
Reference
195728; 426 c2095-6W;426 c2101-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in what ways the Integrated Children's Register is different from the Child Protection Register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in what ways the Integrated Children's Register is different from the Child Protection Register.
Asked by
Tim Loughton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 October 2004
For answer on
17 November 2004
Answered on
17 November 2004
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in what ways the Integrated Children's Register is different
from the Child Protection Register. [195323]
Margaret Hodge: A child protection register is a central register which is maintained for each area covered by a social services
department. The register should list all the children resident in the area (including those who have been placed there by another
local authority or agency) who are considered to be at continuing risk of significant harm, and for whom there is a child protection
plan.
Working Together to Safeguard Children (1999) sets out that the principal purpose of the register is to make agencies and
professionals aware of those children who are judged to be at continuing risk of significant harm and in need of active
safeguarding. Agencies and professionals who have concerns about a child are able to make enquiries of the register. It is
essential, therefore, that both police and health professionals have access to the register through the custodian of the register
both in and outside office hours.
The Integrated Children's System provides a single approach to undertaking the key processes of assessment, planning, intervention
and review based on an understanding of children's developmental needs in the context of their families and communities. The
Integrated Children's System is for use by social services, in collaboration with other agencies with responsibility for children in
need under the Children Act 1989.
The Government explained, in Keeping Children Safe (2003), its response to the Victoria Climbie report that we will phase out the
child protection register as the ICS is introduced. The ICS will hold all the necessary information about the child, including
whether any child protection enquires under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 have ever been undertaken about the child, whether
they are considered to be in ongoing need of protection, and whether they have a child protection plan. As a result, the child
protection register will become unnecessary.
Subjects
Access; Children; Databases; Protection; Social services
Date
17 November 2004
Reference
195323; 426 c1530W;426 c1534W
House
House of Commons