Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to collect data on the incidence of crime against children during the lockdown restrictions due to the covid-19 outbreak.

We have worked closely with our partners to monitor the crime impacts of COVID-19, drawing on data and evidence provided by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), the National Crime Agency (NCA), third sector partners and other sector stakeholders.

We will continue to work closely with the police to monitor the situation as social distancing measures evolve. We remain fully committed to ensure that law enforcement agencies have the resources and powers they need to keep the public safe.