New panel to give child abuse and exploitation survivors a voice
What was announced
New Victims' Commissioner panel, backed by £1 million in Home Office funding, will give adult survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation more say in decisions.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Adult victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) will have a stronger voice in shaping decisions that affect them, as the government sets up a new advisory panel of people with lived experience of these horrific crimes.
- Operated by the independent Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, the new CSAE Victim and Survivor Advisory Panel will provide a safe, supportive forum for victims and survivors to share their experiences, insights and recommendations directly with government – helping to bring better outcomes for all victims and survivors of these terrible crimes.
- The government is investing up to £1 million over the next 3 years to fund the panel.
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “The government is investing up to £1 million over the next 3 years to fund the panel.”
- “We will always do everything we can to support survivors, and that’s why we’re investing an unprecedented £550 million in support services over the next 3 years, which includes holistic, trauma-informed support to victims of sexual abuse – helping deliver the justice they deserve.”
- “The government is providing a record £100 million this year to tackle CSAE in all its forms, support victims and survivors, enhance the police response, and pursue vile predators and abusers wherever they hide.”
Who and where
People
- Alex Davies-Jones (MP for Pontypridd (Labour)) · more news
- Satvir Kaur (MP for Southampton Test (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Home Office (UK government department) · more news
- Victims' Commissioner (other) · more news
- Ministry of Justice (UK government department) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Pontypridd, Southampton Test.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Victims of crime.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-panel-to-give-child-abuse-and-exploitation-survivors-a-voice
- Published 2026-10-26 11:29:50 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-26 11:30:10 UTC from GOV.UK
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