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Nottingham harmful sexual behaviour evaluation
Nottingham City Council and its child protection partners should commission an independent, external evaluation of their practice concerning harmful sexual behaviour, including responses, prevention, assessment, intervention and workforce development. An action plan should be set up to ensure that any recommendations are responded to in a timely manner and progress should be reported to City's Safeguarding Children Partnership.
The Inquiry asked Nottingham City Council to commission an independent evaluation of practice regarding harmful sexual behaviour. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse reported in a web page archived in October 2022 that the council stated in July 2021 that the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) had undertaken an independent external evaluation of its practice (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022). The Inquiry recorded in that October 2022 update that an action plan had been developed to disseminate learning and recommendations (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022). In the same October 2022 update, the Inquiry noted the council's September 2020 statement that audit findings were broadly positive, but the record does not mention prevention, assessment, intervention, or workforce development (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022).
Assessment of potential risks posed by foster carers and residential care staff
Nottingham City Council should assess the potential risks posed by current and former foster carers directly provided by the council in relation to the sexual abuse of children. They should also ensure that current and former foster carers provided by external agencies are assessed by those agencies. Any concerns which arise should be referred to the appropriate body or process, including the Disclosure and Barring Service, the local authority designated officer (LADO) or equivalent, the fostering panel and the police. Nottinghamshire County Council should assess the potential risks posed by current and former residential care staff and foster carers, which are directly provided by the council, in relation to the sexual abuse of children. They should also ensure that current and former staff in residential care provided by external agencies, and current and former foster carers provided by external agencies, are assessed by those agencies. Any concerns which arise should be referred to the appropriate body or process, including the Disclosure and Barring Service, the relevant regulatory body, the local authority designated officer (LADO), the fostering panel and the police.
The Inquiry asked local authorities to assess risks from foster carers and residential care staff. On its website archived in October 2022, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse reported that Nottingham City Council confirmed in July 2021 that risk reviews of internal and agency foster carers were complete, requiring no further referrals (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022). It also recorded Nottinghamshire County Council stating in June 2021 that its review of foster carers was complete, while its review of current and former residential care staff remained ongoing (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Oct 2022).