Supporting vulnerable adolescents

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 12 Oct 2022 Closed: 1 Jun 2023 Parliament page
Adolescents exposed to dangers such as substance abuse, criminality, and exploitation, both inside and outside the family, are at greater risk of adverse outcomes including severe mental health difficulties, homelessness, physical or mental harm, periods of not being in education, employment or training, and contact with the criminal justice system. … Read more
14 Recommendations
12 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
3 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 7 events
30 May
2023
Report published
22 Feb
2023
Report published
16 Jan
2023
Correspondence
12 Dec
2022
Correspondence
12 Dec
2022
Correspondence
21 Nov
2022
Oral evidence
21 Nov
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
21 Nov 2022
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Supporting vulnerable adolescents
Ed Cornmell · Ministry of Justice Rebecca Wyse · Home Office Siobhan Jones · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Thirty-Seventh Report - Support for vulnerable adolescents HC 730 22 Feb 2023 26 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
9 Conclusion Acknowledged
Thirty-Seventh Report - Support fo…
Activities to support vulnerable adolescents cut across at least seven different government departments.16 The Department...
Activities to support vulnerable adolescents cut across at least seven different government departments.16 The Department for Education confirmed to us that it is ultimately responsible for ‘holding the ring’ on vulnerable adolescents and has an overarching responsibility for children and … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges its leadership role through the Vulnerable Children and Families Strategy Board, which aims to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.
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10 Conclusion Acknowledged
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We were told government’s approach is to meet the need of many young people through...
We were told government’s approach is to meet the need of many young people through focusing on individual programmes and focusing their join up on those who have complex and overlapping needs.22 The NAO found that while departments work together … Read more
Government Response
The government states that single needs are best met through focused services, and overlapping needs are addressed through systems like Children’s Social Care, Family Hubs, and Supporting Families.
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12 Conclusion Acknowledged
Thirty-Seventh Report - Support fo…
The three statutory partners (police, health, and local authorities) of multi-agency safeguarding partnerships’ have a...
The three statutory partners (police, health, and local authorities) of multi-agency safeguarding partnerships’ have a shared and equal duty to protect children and young people. We asked who in the system has responsibility for children who fall through the gaps … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the shared duty of police, health, and local authorities in safeguarding partnerships, highlighting commitments to strengthen multi-agency arrangements and rolling out responses to reviews and exploring how education can be strengthened, including consulting on whether or how it should become a safeguarding partner.
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17 Conclusion Acknowledged
Thirty-Seventh Report - Support fo…
In 2021, a NHS survey showed nearly 1 in 5 of 6- to 16-year-olds in...
In 2021, a NHS survey showed nearly 1 in 5 of 6- to 16-year-olds in England had a probable mental health disorder. The survey also found that almost 40% had experienced a deterioration in mental health since 2017 and 13.5% … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the committee's concern about waiting times for children's mental health support and the high proportion of adolescent girls seeking help, referring to NHS England's consultation and guidance on waiting time standards.
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Government Response AI assessment · 25 of 14 classified
Accepted 13
Acknowledged 4
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 5
Total 14 recs + 12 conclusions
Correspondence 3 letters
16 Jan 2023 Correspondence from Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education, re Correction to Q62, HC730 on supporting vulnerable adolescents, 21 November 2022, dated 22 December 2022
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12 Dec 2022 Correspondence from Siobhan Jones, Director, Local Government Policy Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, re Supporting Vulnerable Adolescents update, dated 6 December 2022
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12 Dec 2022 Correspondence from Ed Cornmell, Youth Custody Service Executive Director, HM Prison & Probation Services, re Addressing Regional Variation in First Time Entrants to the Youth Justice System, dated 7 December 2022
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