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Response
Accepted
Nottingham harmful sexual behaviour evaluation
Recommendation
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.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
Nottingham City Council stated on 29 July 2021 that the NSPCC conducted an independent external evaluation of its practice concerning harmful sexual behaviour, which identified opportunities for strengthening (Official government response, 4 May 2022). An action plan was subsequently developed to disseminate learning and recommendations. No further published evidence has been identified since May 2022.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
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Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
D
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
UK Government
22 May 2023
On 29 July 2021, Nottingham City Council stated that the NSPCC undertook an independent external evaluation of its practice in relation to harmful sexual behaviour. The NSPCC identified opportunities for further strengthening and an action plan was developed to disseminate learning and recommendations.
Source
Inquiry
IICSA
Report
Children in the Care of the Nottinghamshire Councils Investigation Report
30 Jul 2019
Responsible Bodies
Nottingham City Council
Primary
Recommendation age
6.7 yrs
Last formal update
1038 days ago