Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will commission an inspection of compliance with the Victims Code by relevant Departments in relation to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published its Interim Report on 25 April. The Report contains a series of recommendations, including that the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and Attorney General commission a joint inspection of compliance with the Victims’ Code in relation to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. The Government welcomes the Report and is now considering the Inquiry’s recommendations very carefully. We will respond fully in due course.