Offences against Children: Civil Proceedings

(asked on 26th April 2018) - View Source

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.


Answered by
Phillip Lee Portrait
Phillip Lee
This question was answered on 4th May 2018

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:

  • victims are supported in bringing their civil claims by the Association of British Insurers publishing a list of public liability insurers upon whom claims may be served; the law is changed so that victims are afforded the same protections as in criminal cases when they are claiming compensation

  • the Departments of Health and Social Care, Education, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office work together to establish current levels of expenditure and the effectiveness of that expenditure.

The Government welcomes the Report and is now considering the Inquiry’s recommendations very carefully. We will respond fully in due course.

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