Child to adult safeguarding transition
Wide variation and inadequacy in transition pathways from child to adult safeguarding services for victims turning eighteen.
3 items
1 source
2 inquiries
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Child to adult safeguarding transition has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
3 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (3)
17 — Clarify legality of mixed young offender wings
Recommendation: If the practice of holding young offenders on the same wing as adult prisoners is to continue, the law should be clarified to put its legality beyond doubt.
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SP29 — Risks posed by children and young people
Recommendation: Lancashire Constabulary should ensure its procedures and training sufficiently addresses the risks children and young people may pose to others and the options for addressing that risk. The College of Policing, with national partners, should review legislation and guidance on …
Words of: HM Government, Government Response to Phase 1 of the Southport Inquiry (CP 1623), presented to Parliament by the Home Secretary, 2 July 2026
Gov response: The first duty of the government is to keep citizens safe and the country secure, and the Police play a fundamental role in doing so. The Chair makes several recommendations to policing bodies, in Chapter …
Accepted
SP39 — Working Together guidance on risks to others
Recommendation: The Department for Education should update Working Together to Safeguard Children and the Children’s Social Care National Framework. These documents should highlight that safeguarding and child protection assessments, when considering what support to put in place and planned multi-agency working, …
Words of: HM Government, Government Response to Phase 1 of the Southport Inquiry (CP 1623), presented to Parliament by the Home Secretary, 2 July 2026
Gov response: The Department for Education (DfE) is the lead department and expects to complete the implementation of this recommendation by spring 2027. Progress and next steps: - DfE is currently consulting on the 2027 update to …
Accepted