Review CSA support services expenditure (England)
IICSA · Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse · Issued 25 April 2018 · Addressed to: Department of Health and Social Care
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, H
The Chair and Panel recommend that the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office work together to establish current levels of public expenditure, and the effectiveness of that expenditure on services for child victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in England.
IICSA, Interim Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse · 25 Apr 2018 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- In May 2023, the government noted that cross-departmental work to establish expenditure levels was ongoing (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
- No published comprehensive assessment of public expenditure on CSA victim support services as specified has been identified to March 2026.
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government — initial response
The Government agrees that more clarity is needed on the effectiveness of public expenditure on services for victims of child sexual abuse. The Government will present findings to the Inquiry within one year.
UK Government · 20 Dec 2018 Written response →
●UK Government — follow-up
The MoJ has established a cross-government working group with DHSC, DfE and Home Office. The MoJ has gathered data on the current level of public expenditure on services dedicated to providing tailored support for child victims and adult survivors of sexual abuse. A progress report will be submitted to the SAAS Partnership Board in September. Work is on track to present findings to the Inquiry by December 2019.
UK Government · 22 Jul 2019 Written response →
●UK Government — follow-up
On 22 July 2019, the UK government stated that the Ministry of Justice had established a cross-government working group, and had gathered data on the current level of public expenditure on support services for victims and survivors of sexual abuse. On 26 February 2020, the Ministry of Justice, Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education and the Home Office stated that they had reviewed public expenditure. They stated that the UK government's strategy on child sexual abuse seeks to take a whole-system approach to addressing the provision of support services.
UK Government · 22 May 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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