Every parliamentary written question tabled by Suella Braverman this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What assessment she has made of the support currently available to survivors of abuse linked to former children’s homes such as Grafton Close.
Ministers have considered the implications of historic safeguarding failures on policies. In April 2025, the government set out the immediate and longer-term steps it is taking to act on the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abu...
What mechanisms exist to ensure that local authorities provide timely access to historical care records for former looked-after children who make such requests.
Ministers have considered the implications of historic safeguarding failures on policies. In April 2025, the government set out the immediate and longer-term steps it is taking to act on the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abu...
What assessment she has made of the prevalence of missing or incomplete historic records relating to children’s homes and local authority care files.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse highlighted cases where records had been destroyed in accordance with the retention policies in place at the time, and the absence of those records subsequently hindered police investigations into allegation...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities investigate historical safeguarding failures where new survivor testimony emerges.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse highlighted cases where records had been destroyed in accordance with the retention policies in place at the time, and the absence of those records subsequently hindered police investigations into allegation...
Whether she plans to review support available to survivors for historic safeguarding failures by local authorities.
Ministers have considered the implications of historic safeguarding failures on policies. In April 2025, the government set out the immediate and longer-term steps it is taking to act on the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abu...
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the ability of survivors of non-recent child sexual abuse to secure full disclosure of institutional records, including those relating to Grafton Close children’s
Ministers have considered the implications of historic safeguarding failures on policies. In April 2025, the government set out the immediate and longer-term steps it is taking to act on the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abu...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that survivors reporting historic abuse in children’s homes receive consistent and transparent engagement from responsible local authorities.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse highlighted cases where records had been destroyed in accordance with the retention policies in place at the time, and the absence of those records subsequently hindered police investigations into allegation...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that survivors of historic abuse are supported in a trauma-informed manner when approaching local authorities for (a) information and (b) redress.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse highlighted cases where records had been destroyed in accordance with the retention policies in place at the time, and the absence of those records subsequently hindered police investigations into allegation...
Whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the processes used by Richmond upon Thames Council when responding to individuals who come forward with disclosures relating to historic abuse th
Ministers have considered the implications of historic safeguarding failures on policies. In April 2025, the government set out the immediate and longer-term steps it is taking to act on the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abu...
Whether her Department has issued guidance to local authorities on engaging directly with survivors of historic abuse.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse highlighted cases where records had been destroyed in accordance with the retention policies in place at the time, and the absence of those records subsequently hindered police investigations into allegation...
Whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of record-keeping by Richmond upon Thames Council relating to looked-after children in the 1970s and 1980s.
I refer the hon. Member for Fareham and Waterlooville to the answer of 2 June 2026 Question 2037.
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities investigate historical safeguarding failures where new survivor testimony emerges.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
If she will establish an independent review into Richmond upon Thames Council’s handling of safeguarding concerns at Grafton Close children’s home.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that survivors reporting historic abuse in children’s homes receive consistent and transparent engagement from responsible local authorities.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
What assessment she has made of the support currently available to survivors of abuse linked to former children’s homes such as Grafton Close.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
What assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of historic safeguarding failures at Grafton Close Children’s Home in Richmond upon Thames.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on school attendance and educational outcomes for children whose ADHD or autism assessments have been delayed due to the pause of Right to Choose pathways.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
What steps her Department is taking to help support schools in meeting the needs of children awaiting neurodevelopmental assessments who are experiencing escalating difficulties.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
What assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of the number of children who are left without appropriate support plans or adjustments as a result of delays in diagnostic pathways.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
How many complaints about pupil suspensions were upheld by her Department in each of the last five years.
The department’s School Complaints Compliance Unit considers complaints about exclusions including pupil suspensions in relation to both academies and local authority maintained schools. Complaints are categorised as exclusions complaints on our case management system. Data on complaints logged as exclusion complaints for the last five academic years is in the table below: Number of exclusion complaints upheld or partially upheld by the departmentAcademic YearNumber of academy exclusion complaintsNumber of maintained school exclusion complaints2020/211372021/221382022/231152023/242752024/251392025/26*139Total9043 *Complaints received and closed up to and including 31 March 2026.