Parliamentary Questions
Posted by News Editor
Thursday, November 03, 2005

The following questions were asked by Claire Curtis Thomas MP regarding issues to do with the investigation of child abuse.

Written Answers — Home Department: Criminal Cases Review Commission

(1 Nov 2005) Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether minimisation of case accumulation is a priority for the Criminal Cases Review Commission in 2005–06. 

Written Answers — Home Department: Criminal Cases Review Commission
(1 Nov 2005) Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the backlog of cases at the Criminal Cases Review Commission in 2004–05. 

Written Answers — Home Department: Criminal Cases Review Commission
(1 Nov 2005) Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to minimise case accumulation at the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Written Answers — Home Department: Criminal Injuries Compensation
(1 Nov 2005) Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many claims have been received by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme from applicants alleging (a) sexual and (b) physical abuse in care homes and residential schools since 1992; how many such claims have been (i) settled and (ii) refused; how many are ongoing; how much compensation has been paid; and in how many claims...

 Written Answers — Home Department: Historical Sex Abuse Cases
(1 Nov 2005) Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how contamination of evidence is avoided by the police in historical sex abuse cases; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Home Department: Historical Sex Abuse Cases
(1 Nov 2005) Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he takes to ensure that the agencies involved in historical sex abuse investigations provide sufficient training to their staff.

Written Answers — Health: Care Homes
(1 Nov 2005) Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many (a) unitary and (b) metropolitan local authorities have received claims for compensation for (i) sexual and (ii) physical abuse arising out of residence in care homes and residential schools; (2) which local authorities have received claims for compensation for (a) sexual and (b) physical abuse arising out of residence in (i) care homes...

Written Answers — Home Department: Sexual Harm Orders
(31 Oct 2005) Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many risk of sexual harm orders have been issued in the last six months.

Written Answers — Home Department: Criminal Prosecutions(28 Oct 2005) Claire Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) public policy test and (b) evidential test is for criminal prosecutions.