Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Church of England on the application of the statutory duty to report child sexual abuse in the Crime and Policing Act 2026 to disclosures made in religious confessionals.

Answered by Natalie Fleet

The Home Office engages regularly with a wide range of stakeholders, including faith organisations, on the implementation of measures to tackle child sexual abuse. Ministers and officials have had discussions on mandatory reporting with representatives of the Church of England as part of this wider engagement.

The Government is clear that compliance with the new statutory duty to report child sexual abuse is a vital step in changing cultures and ensuring that concerns are identified and acted upon. We will continue to engage with faith groups and other stakeholders to support effective implementation of the new duty, including through the development and publication of statutory guidance.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has advised Cambridgeshire County Council that it is prohibited from re-procuring a contract for highway maintenance due to planned local government reorganisation.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Councils remain responsible for their own local decisions during the reorganisation process and are expected to continue to deliver services and operate on a business‑as‑usual basis until reorganisation is complete.

The Department has published an explanatory note setting out that decisions taken during this period should not compromise the future sustainability of new councils or fetter the ability of successor authorities to take decisions in the best interests of their areas, which can be found here.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support alleged victims of modern slavery in the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light.

Answered by Natalie Fleet

The serious events in Crewe are part of an ongoing police investigation. It is for first responder organisations to refer any victims to support services as appropriate.

The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery and human trafficking. First Responders are made up of statutory and non-statutory organisations, including the police, Local Authorities, Border Force and specific NGOs. National referral mechanism guidance: adult (England and Wales) - GOV.UK

They are trained by their respective organisations to identify indicators of modern slavery and refer potential victims into the NRM for their cases to be considered by the appropriate Competent Authority. Once referred into the NRM, individuals have the option to access specialist Government support.

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