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The government has today published its formal response to the consultation on proposals to establish a Child Protection Authority (CPA) in England. This marks an important step in strengthening how we as a country protect our children.
The Child Protection System
Keeping children safe underpins this government’s ambitions for opportunity, stronger...
The government has today published its formal response to the consultation on proposals to establish a Child Protection Authority (CPA) in England. This marks an important step in strengthening how we as a country protect our children.
The Child Protection System
Keeping children safe underpins this government’s ambitions for opportunity, stronger...
My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities (Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP) has made the following statement:
The government has today published its formal response to the consultation on proposals to establish a Child Protection Authority (CPA) in England. This marks an...
My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities (Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP) has made the following statement:
The government has today published its formal response to the consultation on proposals to establish a Child Protection Authority (CPA) in England. This marks an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and the Home Secretary on the Child Protection Authority consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and the Home Secretary on the Child Protection Authority consultation.
Ministers meet regularly through the Keeping Children Safe Ministerial Board and the Inter-Ministerial Group on Child Sexual Abuse, where the Child Protection Authority (CPA) is regularly discussed. Both of these groups will continue to monitor progress on the delivery of the CPA.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made towards establishing a Child Protection Authority for England; and when such an authority is expected to become operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made towards establishing a Child Protection Authority for England; and when such an authority is expected to become operational.
The Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update, published in April last year, set out clearly the actions the Government is taking to respond to IICSA’s recommendations. We are now delivering on those commitments overseen by an inter-ministerial group on child sexual abuse chaired by the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls.
Child Protection Authority
Last month the Government published a consultation seeking views on the creation of the new Child Protection Authority for England. A Government response will be published by summer 2026 including a plan to establish the new body, and further information on its scope, structure, activities and responsibilities.
Mandatory Reporting
Measures to introduce a new statutory duty for individuals undertaking key roles with responsibility for children and young people in England to report sexual abuse, and to create a new criminal offence of obstructing an individual from making a report under the duty are included in the Crime and Policing Bill which is currently passing through Parliament.
Disclosure and Barring Service
The Government, working with the DBS, has been driving forward a continuous programme of work to improve employers’ and stakeholders’ understanding of, and compliance with, their statutory duty to inform the DBS about individuals who may pose a risk of harm to children.
That work has included bespoke workshops on the legal duty to refer, how to make a good quality barring referral and recognising when it may be appropriate to refer someone to DBS because of harm caused outside the workplace. Through these workshops the DBS has reached over 12,000 individuals working in safeguarding roles. Since the DBS Outreach Service was introduced the number of referrals has increased by over 50% in every region.
On 18 December 2025, legislation was also brought into force which enabled ACRO Criminal Records Office to include an individual’s barred list status on its International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC) which is available to those who are looking to work with children overseas. By ensuring that overseas employers can also learn an individual’s barred list status, this will reduce the risk of those barred from working with children in the UK being able to do so overseas.
Limitation Period for Civil Claims
The Government has committed to remove the three-year time limit for victims to bring civil child sexual abuse claims with the burden of proof falling on defendants (rather than victims, as at present) to show that a fair trial is not possible. This measure has been included in the Crime and Policing Bill which is currently passing through Parliament.
Joint inspections of compliance with the Victims’ Code
The Government has asked the Criminal Justice Joint Inspectorates (CJJI) to include an inspection on the experiences of victims of child sexual abuse in the criminal justice system, including compliance with the Victims’ Code, in their 2025-27 Business Plan. The inspection is expected to take place in summer 2026.
Retention of Records
The Government is preparing regulations instructing the Information Commissioner’s Office to produce a code of practice on the retention of personal data relating to child sexual abuse. We intend to lay the regulations before the House as soon as possible. Once the regulations have been laid, the ICO will prepare the code following consultation with an expert panel.
Single Core National Dataset
The Government is taking a range of steps to improve the consistency of data collection and sharing related to child sexual abuse. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, currently passing through Parliament, will introduce a new information sharing duty and a consistent identifier for children to improve opportunities for agencies to better share their information about children at risk of child sexual abuse. The Government also continues to support the independent Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse which, through it’s Trends in Official Data report and Data Insights Hub brings together local and national data on the prevalence, identification and response to child sexual abuse.
National Public Awareness Campaign
The Government is committed to raising public awareness about the scale and impacts of child sexual abuse and is supporting several targeted programmes to achieve this, including the #LookCloser campaign, aiming to raise awareness of all forms of child exploitation, and the Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s Stop It Now! Online Deterrence campaign and its services to prevent offending. As part of the Government’s commitment to halve VAWG in a decade, we are also supporting the ENOUGH campaign, a long-term national programme of behaviour change campaigns to deliver a generational shift in the awareness, attitudes, and behaviours underpinning abuse.
Expenditure on Services Supporting Victims and Survivors
The Government is committing significant funding towards specialist support for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. The Department for Health and Social Care has announced a £50m package to support expansion of the ‘Child House’ model, a key step in addressing IICSA’s recommendation on improving therapeutic support for children affected by sexual abuse. The Ministry of Justice will be investing £550 million in victim support services over the next three years – the biggest investment in victim support services to date - and the Home Office will also invest £2.59m this year to support frontline providers that offer nationally accessible services to support victims and survivors of child sexual abuse.
Lords report stage third day. Amendment 99 disagreed to on division (53 to 116). (Part 2 of 2).
Lords report stage third day. Amendment 99 disagreed to on division (53 to 116). (Part 2 of 2).
Moved by
Baroness Barran
98: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—
“Free milk entitlement: child minder agencies
(1) The Secretary of State must, using powers under section 175 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (regulations, orders and schemes), amend regulation 18 of the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 (milk or...
Moved by
Baroness Barran
98: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—
“Free milk entitlement: child minder agencies
(1) The Secretary of State must, using powers under section 175 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (regulations, orders and schemes), amend regulation 18 of the Welfare Food Regulations 1996 (milk or...
My Lords, this is a very different topic from what we were discussing before the dinner break—we move to nursery milk. Only in your Lordships’ House could one say those words.
My Amendment 98 would bring childminders who are registered with a childminding agency into the scope of the free nursery...
My Lords, this is a very different topic from what we were discussing before the dinner break—we move to nursery milk. Only in your Lordships’ House could one say those words.
My Amendment 98 would bring childminders who are registered with a childminding agency into the scope of the free nursery...
My Lords, I have two amendments in this group. The purpose of Amendment 104 is to ensure that no eligible family misses out on the Healthy Start payments, as there is evidence that many families have not been aware of this important extra support and have therefore not applied for...
My Lords, I have two amendments in this group. The purpose of Amendment 104 is to ensure that no eligible family misses out on the Healthy Start payments, as there is evidence that many families have not been aware of this important extra support and have therefore not applied for...
My Lords, I rise to support my noble friend Lady Barran and to associate myself with Amendment 104 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, whom it is a pleasure to follow.
The Welfare Food Regulations 1996 lay out in astonishing detail the importance of milk to those who...
My Lords, I rise to support my noble friend Lady Barran and to associate myself with Amendment 104 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, whom it is a pleasure to follow.
The Welfare Food Regulations 1996 lay out in astonishing detail the importance of milk to those who...
My Lords, I support both amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, in particular Amendment 113 on the school food improvement scheme. I am incredibly glad to see how many steps the Government are taking, but there are still things we need to work on. The noble Baroness referred to...
My Lords, I support both amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley, in particular Amendment 113 on the school food improvement scheme. I am incredibly glad to see how many steps the Government are taking, but there are still things we need to work on. The noble Baroness referred to...
My Lords, the amendments in the third group cover free school meals, the nursery milk scheme, the Healthy Start scheme and school food. Ensuring that every child has access to nutritious food and support is fundamental to their health, development and ability to learn. We know that good nutrition starts...
My Lords, the amendments in the third group cover free school meals, the nursery milk scheme, the Healthy Start scheme and school food. Ensuring that every child has access to nutritious food and support is fundamental to their health, development and ability to learn. We know that good nutrition starts...
My Lords, before the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, responds, I would like a small point of clarification from the Minister. I very much welcome the government amendments and congratulate the Government on what they are doing on free school meals. This is all very welcome, but in introducing it, the...
My Lords, before the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, responds, I would like a small point of clarification from the Minister. I very much welcome the government amendments and congratulate the Government on what they are doing on free school meals. This is all very welcome, but in introducing it, the...
Absolutely, it will be. First, by virtue of the fact that it is now open to all those on universal credit without the £7,400 cut-off, it is much clearer to families, to those supporting them and to schools who is eligible. Secondly, as I said, the provisions that enable the...
Absolutely, it will be. First, by virtue of the fact that it is now open to all those on universal credit without the £7,400 cut-off, it is much clearer to families, to those supporting them and to schools who is eligible. Secondly, as I said, the provisions that enable the...
I thank the Minister for her encouragement. I am not sure whether I wanted the accolade of being the anti-Thatcher milk donor, but I will take whatever she gives me.
I am encouraged by the Minister’s commitment. I managed to write down only “within six months” before the next thing she...
I thank the Minister for her encouragement. I am not sure whether I wanted the accolade of being the anti-Thatcher milk donor, but I will take whatever she gives me.
I am encouraged by the Minister’s commitment. I managed to write down only “within six months” before the next thing she...
Moved by
Baroness Barran
99: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—
“Post-removal support for parents to prevent further removals
(1) Where a child—
(a) is removed from the care of a parent further to any order made pursuant to—
(i) section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (care and supervision orders),
(ii) section 22 of...
Moved by
Baroness Barran
99: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—
“Post-removal support for parents to prevent further removals
(1) Where a child—
(a) is removed from the care of a parent further to any order made pursuant to—
(i) section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (care and supervision orders),
(ii) section 22 of...
I am not sure whether anyone can remember the first group at this late hour, but I will be testing the opinion of the House. The Minister said that legislators always turn to legislation as the answer. There are quite a few things in the Bill that do not need...
I am not sure whether anyone can remember the first group at this late hour, but I will be testing the opinion of the House. The Minister said that legislators always turn to legislation as the answer. There are quite a few things in the Bill that do not need...
Moved by
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley
102: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—
“Establishment of Child Protection Authority
(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, establish a Child Protection Authority for England.
(2) The purpose of the Authority is to—
(a) improve practice...
Moved by
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley
102: After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—
“Establishment of Child Protection Authority
(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, establish a Child Protection Authority for England.
(2) The purpose of the Authority is to—
(a) improve practice...
My Lords, it is very late, so I will not go through the five pages of my speech. However, I will speak to Amendments 102 and 103 in my name.
The arguments have been well rehearsed previously. I thank the Minister in the other place, Josh MacAlister, for meeting some of...
My Lords, it is very late, so I will not go through the five pages of my speech. However, I will speak to Amendments 102 and 103 in my name.
The arguments have been well rehearsed previously. I thank the Minister in the other place, Josh MacAlister, for meeting some of...