§ Mr. DevlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give estimates of the likely prevalence of(a) child sex abuse and (b) child physical abuse; and if she will make a statement about such estimates.
§ Mr. BowisThe Department does not collect information from which the prevalence of these activities can be estimated. Information available centrally relates to the number of children placed on a child protection register because of a concern about harm or likelihood of harm. Of those on a register at 31 March 1993, concern about sexual abuse was recorded for 8,300 children and physical injury for 11,900.