Asked by: Whitfield, Martin (Scottish Labour - South Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what data is collected and maintained regarding child protection concerns and interventions.
Answered by Don, Natalie - Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise
At the present time, the Scottish Government collects and maintains data annually in respect of Child Protection in Scotland. This data is collected and published as part of the annual Children’s Social Work Statistics Official Statistics publication. Each Scottish Local Authority is asked to submit a return providing information on the children who were involved in the Child Protection process during the year. This includes the following information on Child Protection.
1. Number of Child Protection Investigations and outcomes of the investigation.
2. Number of Child Protection Case Conferences (also known as Child Protection Planning Meetings). This includes the type of Case conference (i.e. Pre-Birth, Initial, Review, Transfer In) and the type of concern(s) identified at the Case Conference (e.g. domestic abuse, parental substance misuse). This also includes the child's primary known/suspected abuser at the time of the Case Conference.
3. Number of children on the Child Protection Register.
4. Number of Child Protection registrations and de-registrations.
5. Sociodemographic details on each child involved in any of the above (age; gender; ethnic group; religion; disability).
In addition to this, the Children and Families Analysis Team also collects and publishes monthly Management Information data in respect of Child Protection in Scotland. This data is collected and published as part of the monthly Vulnerable Children and Adult Monitoring Report data collection and publication. This includes the following information on Child Protection concerns and interventions:
1. Number of child protection concerns and child wellbeing concerns.
2. Number of inter-agency referral discussions.
3. Number of children on the Child Protection Register.
4. Number of Child Protection registrations and de-registrations.
5. Number of registrations where domestic abuse was recorded as a significant factor.
6. Number of referrals to the Reporter on offence and non-offence grounds.
7. Number of arrange Hearing decisions and number of Hearings held.
8. Number of Compulsory Supervision Orders granted.
Nov. 29 2023
Source Page: Defining child to parent abuseFound: Defining child to parent abuse
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to support male victims of domestic abuse in (a) Romford constituency and (b) the UK.
Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, published in March 2022, invests up to £230 million of cross-government funding in to tackling this crime, including up to £140 million to support victims. The plan sets out our ambition to reduce the prevalence of domestic abuse, regardless of who it affects, and to support all victims, including men.
In 2019, we published the first ever cross-Government Male Victims’ Position Statement, a dedicated statement to recognise the support needs of male victims and to clarify and strengthen our response.
This statement affirms the Government’s support for male victims of crimes that disproportionately impact women and girls.
In 2023/24, the Home Office funded £200,000 for the national Men’s Advice Line run by Respect. This service offers advice and emotional support to male victims of domestic abuse and signposts to other vital services that help keep them, and their children, safe.
Mar. 11 2024
Source Page: Debt Fairness CharterFound: , accessed: 06/06/2022Economic abuse is included as a category of abuse in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
Correspondence Mar. 05 2024
Committee: Home Affairs Committee (Department: Home Office)Found: We will of course continue to listen to the voices of experts, such as the Domestic Abuse Commissioner
Nov. 09 2023
Source Page: Government response, Domestic abuse and the Family Court: Achieving cultural changeFound: Government response, Domestic abuse and the Family Court: Achieving cultural change
Dec. 06 2023
Source Page: Domestic homicide reviews: consultation analysisFound: Domestic homicide reviews: consultation analysis
Written Evidence May. 28 2024
Inquiry: Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UKFound: Refuge runs the 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline which receives hundreds of calls from women
Mar. 06 2024
Source Page: I. Child Maintenance: Accelerating enforcement. Government response to the consultation. 18p. II. Letter dated 01/03/2024 from Viscount Younger of Leckie to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for deposit in the House Libraries. 1p.Found: Domestic abuse 80.
Mar. 09 2009
Source Page: Together we can end violence against women and girls : a consultation paper. 48 p.Found: To support the most vulnerable children, including those whose childhood is being ruined by abuse of