Offences against Children: Convictions

(asked on 7th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of sports coaches convicted for sexual abuse of children in the last two years.


Answered by
Lucy Frazer Portrait
Lucy Frazer
This question was answered on 11th January 2019

The Ministry of Justice court proceeding database does not hold data specifically relating to the occupation of the defendant.

The protection of children remains a priority for this Government and we keep this important area of the law under review.

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