Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate the potential cost to the public purse of supporting victims and survivors of child sexual abuse in making a civil claim.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its Interim Report on 25 April. The Report contains a series of recommendations for specific changes, several of which are directed at Government. This includes recommendation that:
The Government welcomes the Report and is now considering the Inquiry’s recommendations very carefully. We will respond fully in due course.