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Select Committee
Correspondence from Minister, Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls and Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, re Crime and Policing Bill, dated 25 Feb 2025

Correspondence Feb. 26 2025

Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for the Government, and it is being


Written Question
Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information
Friday 28th February 2025

Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take legislative steps to authorise the police to inform youth clubs when people (a) attending and (b) running them have received a police caution for sexual offences.

Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Ensuring the system for managing sex offenders and those who pose a risk is as robust as possible is a crucial part of preventing sexual violence and delivering our mission to halve violence against women and girls.

The disclosure and barring regime protects children and vulnerable adults through the disclosure of relevant criminal records to help employers make informed recruitment decisions. Where an individual is seeking to work in a role that involve special risks and sensitivities, such as working closely with children, an employer may request they obtain an enhanced criminal record certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service. These certificates include details of spent and unspent cautions and convictions recorded on the Police National Computer, subject to filtering rules. Except in some sectors like health and education, the use of DBS checks is at the employer’s discretion.

In addition, police can share information about individuals who may pose a risk where disclosure is required to protect the public, including children or vulnerable adults. This can be done either proactively or on request.


Bill Documents
24 Apr 2025 - Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Reunite International Child Abduction Centre (CPB77)
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26

Found: · Children and left-behind parents who are the victims of abduction by retention do not suffer


Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Ministry of Justice

May. 07 2025

Source Page: Victims and Courts Bill
Document: (PDF)

Found: Offenders in scope of this measure will have committed some of the most serious offences against children


Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Home Office

Feb. 04 2025

Source Page: Britain's leading the way protecting children from online predators
Document: Britain's leading the way protecting children from online predators (webpage)

Found: To better protect children against this sickening abuse the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has today (2


Public Bill Committees
Crime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)
Committee stage: 8th sitting - Tue 08 Apr 2025
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) It also extended the age covered by certain offences against children from 16 to 18 and, importantly, - Speech Link
2: Harriet Cross (Con - Gordon and Buchan) Act 2003 (rape and other offences against children under 13),(d) an offence under any sections 9 to - Speech Link
3: None Act 2003 (rape and other offences against children under 13),(d) an offence under any sections 9 to - Speech Link
4: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) committed against children. - Speech Link


Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Home Office

Feb. 04 2025

Source Page: New £13m police centre to tackle violence against women and girls
Document: New £13m police centre to tackle violence against women and girls (webpage)

Found: national policing centre will put the experiences of victims of child sexual abuse, rape and sexual offences


Deposited Papers
Ministry of Justice

Jan. 26 2012

Source Page: Table showing offence classification numbers used for court proceedings in 2010. 31 p.
Document: DEP2012-0154.xls (Excel)

Found: (TEW)(an offence or offences against the Criminal Damage Act 1971, value of damage over £5000 or one


Select Committee
Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 25 February 2025: Introduction of the Crime and Policing Bill

Correspondence Mar. 04 2025

Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)

Found: Our measures ensure that in the fight against violence against women and girls we balance protection


Welsh Parliament Committee
26 September 2024

PDF

Inquiry: Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Renters’ Rights Bill
Inquiry Status: Closed

Found: g) Make it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants in receipt of benefits or with children