§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Prime Minister, further to her reply to the hon. Member for Nottingham, North of Tuesday 12 June, if she will list the members of the interdepartmental group on child sexual abuse.
§ The Prime MinisterThe interdepartmental group on child abuse is chaired by an under-secretary in the Department of Health and comprises senior officials and professional staff from that Department's social services inspectorate and medical, nursing and research management divisions; senior officials from the Department of Education and Science and a member of Her Majesty's inspectorate of schools; senior officials representing the police and probation departments at the Home Office and senior officials from the Scottish Education Department, the Welsh Office and the Department of Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland). Additional members are co-opted to discuss specific issues as necessary.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Prime Minister, further to her reply of Tuesday 12 June to the hon. Member for Nottingham, North, if she will set out in tabular form the actions taken by the Government as a result of the deliberations of the interdepartmental group on child sexual abuse.
§ The Prime MinisterThe role of the interdepartmental group on child abuse is to facilitate the exchange of information about the work undertaken by various
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