Child Protection
Recommendations related to child protection
4
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (4)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 1 inquiry
Across 1 inquiry
Tagged Recommendations
4 total
R12
Accepted
Bichard Inquiry
Police notification of child offences
The Government should reaffirm the guidance in Working Together to Safeguard Children so that the police are notified as soon as possible when a criminal offence has been committed, or …
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Working Together to Safeguard Children revised to set out the requirement for police notification when a criminal offence has …
DfES
R13
Accepted
Bichard Inquiry
Criteria for police notification
National guidance should be produced to inform the decision as to whether or not to notify the police. This guidance could usefully draw upon the criteria included in a local …
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. National guidance on criteria for police notification produced as part of the Working Together framework and associated multi-agency safeguarding …
DfES
R14
Accepted
Bichard Inquiry
Recording non-referral decisions
The Integrated Children's System should record those cases where a decision is taken not to refer to the police.
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Integrated Children's System (ICS) implemented across England, including recording of non-referral decisions.
DfES
R15
Accepted
Bichard Inquiry
Inspection of non-referral decisions
The Commission for Social Care Inspection should, as part of any social services inspection, review whether decisions not to inform the police have been properly taken.
Government reports this recommendation as delivered. Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) incorporated review of non-referral decisions into social services inspections.
DfES