Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 6 September 2023Answered: 12 September 2023

Asked by

Dame Nia Griffith

LabourLlanelli

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jess Phillips)

The national inquiry into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse will mirror the Casey audit, and therefore cover England and Wales. That said, all parts of the UK must work together to protect children and bring perpetrators to justice. We have committed to sharing relevant findings with devolved Administrations and are considering how the inquiry’s work may interact with devolved responsibilities in Scotland, including cross-area trafficking concerns.