Written Question·Home Office·UIN 53441

Older People: Abuse

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 29 May 2025

Question

Ayoub Khan

IndependentBirmingham Perry Barr

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken with police forces to ensure the accurate collection of data on the abuse of older people.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Home Office is continuingly working with police forces to improve the quality of police recorded crime data collected.However, the safeguarding of vulnerable adults from abuse or neglect is a statutory duty for Local Authorities with Adult Social Serv...

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