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Original Message -----
From: dave.mortimer@tiscali.co.uk
To: info@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 2:11 AM
Subject: Questions about child abuse offenders
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HON Beverley Hughes MP
Minister for Children
Young People and Families
Department for Education and Skills
Caxton House
Tothill Street
London
SW1H 9NA
info@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
http://www.dfes.gov.uk
Dear
Beverley Hughes,
I
represent a parents' group which has taken a great interest
in children's safety for a considerable number of years.
We would therefore be most grateful if you could answer
on behalf of our members all of the questions listed below.
(1)
Could you detail how the collection of information about
child abuse offenders operated nationally before the Children
Act 1989 and how it altered after that legislation?
(2)
Could you detail how the DoH and the NSPCC were involved
in collection of information prior to the 1989 Act and that
you have always been fully aware of this situation?
(3)
Could you give us your appraisal of how successful you think
devolving down responsibility to local authorities for the
collection of data has proven since 1991?
(4)
Given that child abuse still continues and that the identity
of perpetrators by age and sex and by other markers, such
as marital or socio-economic status, were listed prior to
the 1989 Act, (and biological father vs. step-fathers were
identified by the annual Family Court Reporter), what steps
are being taken to identify perpetrators today?
(5)
Given the number of public inquires in recent years into
horrific child abuse and deaths cases would you agree that
implement the government's stated intention of reducing
such incidents, the best course would be to give the NGOS
the tools to do the job by identifying the culprits?
Yours
Sincerely
David Mortimer
