Written Statement·Commons·Department for Education·HCWS1331
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel into the death of baby Victoria Marten
12 February 2026
Bridget Phillipson
Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities
Labour
Statement
In July 2025, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were found guilty of the gross negligence manslaughter of their daughter, baby Victoria. The court heard that the couple had gone to great lengths to evade authorities, living in unsafe and transient conditio...