No mandatory child abuse reporting
Lack of statutory duty for certain individuals ('mandated reporters') to report child sexual abuse when disclosed.
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Committee recommendation
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#68 - Improve training and guidance for child sexual abuse reporting and implement robust IICSA duty.
The Department for Education should improve training and guidance around reporting of child sexual abuse and work jointly with the Home Office towards implementing the more robust mandatory reporting duty recommended by IICSA, ensuring that the sector is well-prepared for this. (Recommendation, Paragraph 170)
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Committee recommendation
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#67 - Urgent need to implement IICSA recommendations as mandatory reporting is limited.
There is an urgent need to take forward the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. The introduction of the mandatory reporting duty is an important step forward, but it is limited in scope to instances of a disclosure or witnessing abuse, which are rare occurrences. We were concerned that, when asked, Minister Daby was unaware...
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PFD report
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Harper Denton
Police forces failed to adopt guidance for managing violent offenders and lacked proactive information sharing to protect children. Additionally, a national register for child cruelty offenders is missing, and health visitor safeguarding assessments are not mandatory.
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Committee recommendation
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#26 - High prevalence of sexual violence and controlling behaviour affects young people aged 11-20.
Professor Katin Hohl told us that the most common age of survivors and perpetrators of sexual violence is between 11–20 years old.63 Evidence submitted by the Youth Endowment Fund suggested that 7% of girls and 6% of boys between 13–17 years old had experienced sexual violence in the last year. The research also found that 27% of these...
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IOPC learning recommendation
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Recommendation - South Wales Police, October 2022
The IOPC recommends that South Wales Police should amend their procedures to ensure a risk assessment is always conducted for suspects of child sexual abuse offences when answering bail. This would reflect operational advice provided by the College of Policing in the document, 'Managing the risk of suicide for persons under investigation for online child sexual abuse and...
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IOPC learning recommendation
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National recommendation - National Police Chiefs' Council, December 2022
The IOPC recommends that the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) shares the learning from IOPC cases with force bail leads, asking them to review their bail policies, procedures and training to ensure that risk assessments are conducted when suspects of child sexual abuse offences answer bail. This follows an IOPC review of a Death and Serious Injury (DSI)...
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IOPC learning recommendation
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Recommendation - Avon and Somerset Constabulary, August 2022
Avon and Somerset Police amend their policy to require that all suspects in cases relating to alleged child sexual abuse or exploitation are provided with the same level of suicide risk assessment, regardless of whether they attend voluntarily or are brought into custody. This follows a Death or Serious Injury investigation where a male accused of sexually abusing...
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PFD report
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Ann Maguire
There is inconsistent management of weapon risks in schools; OFSTED should make it mandatory for inspectors to review and report on how schools prevent weapons from being brought onto premises.
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PFD report
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Molly Russell
Internet platforms lack age verification, age-specific content control, and parental monitoring features, exposing children to harmful material through algorithms and unrestricted access.
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PFD report
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Alexander Eastwood
There is a lack of guidance and regulation for children's contact sports, particularly for unofficial matches, leading to an absence of minimum standards for safeguarding, medical support, and risk management.
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IOPC learning recommendation
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Recommendation - West Yorkshire Police, September 2022
The IOPC recommends that West Yorkshire Police devises supplementary guidance on safeguarding suspects during child sexual abuse investigations. At present the guidance is contained within force policy on Safeguarding Children and Young People. We recommend that the guidance is embedded in all relevant policies under a specific heading of suspect welfare. We also recommend that the current guidance...
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PFD report
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Harry Mellor
There is no reliable system to track child GP de-registration, creating significant safeguarding risks, especially for children with chronic health needs, as specialist teams are not informed.
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Committee recommendation
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#3 - 1st Report - Growing up in the online world: The Education Committee’s response to the Government’s...
The Committee is clear that the companies whose platforms are responsible for these harms cannot be left to self-regulate. We recommend that the Government treats online harms to children explicitly as a safeguarding and public health issue, rather than relying primarily on content moderation and reactive reporting systems. Preventative regulation should focus on reducing exposure to harm by...
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PFD report
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Karnel Haughton
Uncensored online videos promote dangerous 'choking game' activities, yet there is no national guidance for schools or support for parents, risking further injuries and deaths.
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PFD report
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Child death investigation teams may be too easily reassured by well-presented homes, leading to perfunctory scene examinations and lost forensic opportunities.
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Detention investigation recommendation
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Investigation into the Failing of Medomsley Detention Centre - Rec 1
The first is that it is still not a requirement for every child in detention to be proactively, and regularly, asked by an independent party about their custody experience seen through a safeguarding lens. If the right environment was created and they were conducted by suitably trained, trauma-informed professionals, these conversations would provide a degree of reassurance to...
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LGO / SPSO decision
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25-000-774 - Central Bedfordshire Council
Summary: We cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about his children being removed from his care following family court proceedings because it lies outside our jurisdiction. The law prevents us from investigating complaints about matters that have been subject to court proceedings. We have no discretion to do so.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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25-000-495 - Suffolk County Council
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the removal of a child from their mother’s care and related events. We cannot investigate matters that have been considered in court. We have no power to investigate the actions of police officers and a judge.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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25-005-778 - Nottingham City Council
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the involvement of the Council’s children’s services with her family. The complaint is older than 12 months and is late. Mrs X’s complaint about the conduct of a social worker would be better considered by Social Work England.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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24-004-807 - London Borough of Bromley
Summary: We have decided not investigate Mr X’s complaint about a lack of social care for his child, Y, and a failure to properly consider his request for direct payments. The Council has accepted some fault and will investigate further using the statutory children’s complaints process.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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21-006-378 - Liverpool City Council
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about children services actions. It is unlikely we could add to the Council’s resolution.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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21-015-468 - Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Summary: We will not investigate Ms X's complaint about children services actions. It is unlikely we would find fault which has caused the Council to have a child protection plan.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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22-007-427 - London Borough of Bromley
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to continue the complainant’s daughter’s child protection plan. This is because we cannot achieve the outcome the complainant is seeking.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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22-006-677 - Norfolk County Council
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s actions concerning Mr X’s child. This is because the matter complained of are not separable from matters that were or could have been raised in court.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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23-020-830 - London Borough of Redbridge
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the conduct of staff during an Initial Child Protection Conference. This is because there are other bodies better placed to consider this complaint. Also, we cannot achieve the outcome Mr B wants.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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24-020-944 - Wokingham Borough Council
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s involvement with Miss X’s family and the Council starting child protection court proceedings.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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25-000-479 - Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s child protection investigation. The complaint is late and there is no good reason to exercise discretion to investigate it now.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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25-001-835 - London Borough of Camden
Summary: Mr X complained that the Council caused a delay in responding to his complaint about its children’s social care service. We have discontinued our investigation, because there is no worthwhile outcome we can achieve until Mr X receives the Council’s final response to his complaint.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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25-003-447 - Buckinghamshire Council
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about his dealings with the Council in connection with the care of his grandchildren because there is nothing we could add to the independent investigation commissioned by the Council.
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LGO / SPSO decision
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25-000-593 - Hertfordshire County Council
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint that a safeguarding referral was unlawfully made and then considered by the Local Authority Designated Officer. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault.
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25-000-995 - Isle of Wight Council
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of concerns he has raised in relation to his daughter over the past year. This is because there is no sign of fault in the Council’s decision not to consider his complaint until the ongoing court proceedings have concluded.
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24-013-539 - Lancashire County Council
Summary: We will not investigate Miss X’s complaint. This is because there is no sign of fault in the Council’s decision not to investigate her complaint whilst there is an ongoing police investigation into related matters.
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21-012-067 - Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Summary: Miss Y complained her complaint the Council failed to support and protect her daughter was not properly considered by the Council under the statutory complaints procedure. We have found fault by the Council regarding the remedy proposed in response to her complaint, and the delay in completing the Stage 3 review, causing injustice. We do not consider...
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24-022-867 - Cornwall Council
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about words used by the Council following a safeguarding referral it received. There is not enough evidence of fault in the way the Council responded to the referral to warrant investigation by us. Any factual inaccuracy in its records would be a matter the Information Commissioner is better placed than us...
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25-013-687 - Northumberland County Council
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25-013-575 - Sunderland City Council
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24-007-895 - North East Lincolnshire Council
Summary: We found fault on Mr Y’s complaint about the way the Council dealt with allegations against him which it referred to the Local Authority Designated Officer. Minutes were not accurate and failed to show consideration of a recommendation. This caused him lost opportunity and uncertainty about whether the recommendation needed further action. The Council agreed to send...
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PHSO casework decision
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P-002640 - Education and Skills Funding Agency
Mr N complains about the decision the ESFA reached about a search and drug swipe test carried out in his son’s room at a further education college.
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PHSO casework decision
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P-004411 - A practice in the Barnsley area
Mr A complains a GP Practice in the Barnsley area (the Practice) did not listen to or escalate his concerns over a safeguarding and domestic violence incident involving his parents and their neighbour in January 2025. He says the Practice did not signpost him to any other support organisations.
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25-013-075 - London Borough of Bexley
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24-010-010 - Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about how the Council responded to concerns about bullying in a school. This is because the complaint flows from the internal management of a school which we have no jurisdiction to consider. The law says we cannot consider complaints about the actions of councils in relation to matters that are outside our...
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25-001-816 - Leeds City Council
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint that the Council has failed to remove inaccurate information it holds about Ms X. This is because the Information Commissioner is better placed to consider the matter.
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