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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:
- In July 2021, Nottingham City Council stated that the NSPCC had undertaken an independent external evaluation of its practice in relation to harmful sexual behaviour (Government Response, Nottingham City Council, July 2021).
- In May 2023, the government confirmed that this recommendation had been completed by Nottingham City Council (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
- In May 2023, the government confirmed that this recommendation had been completed by Nottingham City Council (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
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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
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
6.7 yrs
Last formal update
1054 days ago