Written Question·Home Office·UIN 111537

Offences against Children

Tabled: 6 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 101646 on Offences against Children, whether guidance will explicitly address the concerns outlined in the Casey Review that Child Sexual Exploit

Answer

Jess Phillips

Guidance accompanying the new mandatory reporting duty will make clear that child sexual abuse must never be tolerated. The government will work closely with those impacted by the introduction of the duty to ensure it is clearly understood ahead of commen...

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