Vulnerable child care
Lack of consistent prescribed care for highly vulnerable children due to insufficient care package reviews and staff training.
21 items
1 source
5 inquiries
Strongest theme matches
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Inquiry recommendation
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FR-6 - Amend Children Act 1989
The Inquiry recommends that the UK government amends the Children Act 1989 so that, in any case where a court is satisfied that there is reasonable cause to believe that a child who is in the care of a local authority is experiencing or is at risk of experiencing significant harm, on an application by or for that...
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terms: care, child
Inquiry recommendation
69match
WATE-(10) - Assign field social worker to every looked after child in and after care
An appropriate915 field social worker should be assigned to every looked after child throughout the period that the child remains in care and for an appropriate period following the child's discharge from care.
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terms: care, child
Inquiry recommendation
66match
R10 - Observe 'Welfare of Children and Young People in Hospital'
We recommend that the Department of Health should take steps to ensure that its guide, "Welfare of Children and Young People in Hospital", is more closely observed. (para 5.8.8)
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
65match
15 - Research high child remand population
The Inquiry was told that children should only be placed in custody as a last resort. However, it was concerned to hear evidence that some children are remanded in custody because of a lack of appropriate community provision. Given that the proportion of children in custody on remand is so high, this is an issue of significant concern....
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
64match
R61 - Statutory adult safeguarding function
Vulnerable children and adults are inherently more susceptible to abuse or neglect than other people. Adult safeguarding should be formally recognised as a statutory function, equivalent to child protection.
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terms: child, vulnerable
Inquiry recommendation
61match
18 - Joint MoJ/DfE policy for children in custody
The Chair and Panel recommend that the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Education share policy responsibility for managing and safeguarding children in custodial institutions. This is to ensure that standards applied in relation to children in custody are jointly focussed on discipline and securing child welfare.
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
61match
R3 - Paediatric pathology in unexpected child deaths
We recommend that the provision of paediatric pathology services be reviewed with a view to ensuring that such services be engaged in every case in which the death of a child is unexpected or clinically unaccountable, whether the post mortem examination is ordered by a Coroner or in routine hospital practice (para 4.2.16)
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
57match
87 - Review CSA support services expenditure (Wales)
The Chair and Panel recommend that the Welsh Government and the relevant UK government departments work together to establish current levels of public expenditure, and the effectiveness of that expenditure on services for child victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Wales.
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
57match
WATE-(11) - Require field social workers to visit looked after children every eight weeks
Field social workers should be required by regulation to visit any looked after child for whom they are responsible not less than once every eight weeks916. In the case of older children, they should be required also to see the child alone and at intervals away from their residential or foster home.
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
56match
16 - Review mixed justice/welfare placement risk
The Chair and Panel recommend that the Department for Education and the Youth Custody Service conduct a full review of the practice of placing children for justice and welfare reasons together in secure children's homes to establish whether it increases the risk of sexual abuse to children. If so, appropriate action should be taken, including consideration of alternative...
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
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FR-5 - Prohibit Pain Compliance Techniques
The Inquiry recommends (as originally stated in its Sexual Abuse of Children in Custodial Institutions: 2009-2017 Investigation Report, dated February 2019) that the UK government prohibits the use of any technique that deliberately induces pain (previously referred to by the Inquiry as 'pain compliance techniques') by withdrawing all policy permitting its use in custodial institutions in which children...
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
48match
17 - Prohibit pain compliance techniques
The Chair and Panel consider that the use of pain compliance techniques should be seen as a form of child abuse, and that it is likely to contribute to a culture of violence, which may increase the risk of child sexual abuse. The Chair and Panel recommend that the Ministry of Justice prohibits the use of pain compliance...
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
48match
WATE-(16) - Advise police on absconders from care homes and social worker consultation
Police officers should be reminded periodically that an absconder from a residential care or foster home may have been motivated to abscond by abuse in the home. They should be advised that, when apprehended, an absconder should be encouraged to explain his reasons for absconding and that the absconder should not automatically be returned to the home from...
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terms: care
Inquiry recommendation
48match
WATE-(12) - Safeguard field social worker's responsibilities for placement supervision and care planning
Any arrangements made for the provision of residential care or fostering services should expressly safeguard the field social worker's continuing responsibilities for supervision of the placement and care planning.
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terms: care
Inquiry recommendation
48match
96 - CICA same roof rule reapplication
The Chair and Panel recommend that the Ministry of Justice revises the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority rules so that all applicants who previously applied for compensation in relation to child sexual abuse - but were refused solely due to the 'same-roof' rule - should be entitled to reapply for compensation and have their claim approved by the Criminal...
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
48match
95 - CICA specialist caseworker training
The Chair and Panel recommend that the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority ensures that claims relating to child sexual abuse are only considered by caseworkers who have specific and detailed training in the nature and impact of child sexual abuse.
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
48match
FR-16 - Specialist Therapeutic Support
The Inquiry recommends that the UK government and the Welsh Government introduce a national guarantee that child victims of sexual abuse will be offered specialist and accredited therapeutic support. There should be sufficient supply of these services so that children in all parts of England and Wales can access support in a timely way. These services should be...
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
48match
28 - Revise Prison Service safeguarding guidance
The Chair and Panel note that Prison Service Instruction 08/2012, which sets out the mandatory actions for young offender institutions and secure training centres for 'maintaining a safe and secure environment', has expired. The Chair and Panel recommend that the Ministry of Justice revises and publishes this Prison Service Instruction to provide clear guidance on how custodial institutions...
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terms: child
Inquiry recommendation
44match
26 - Youth Custody Service safeguarding training
The Chair and Panel recommend that the Youth Custody Service takes steps to ensure that its training provides staff with an appropriate understanding of safeguarding in the context of the secure estate, and that this is regularly reviewed and updated.
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Inquiry recommendation
43match
11 - Review E Wing suitability for vulnerable detainees
The Home Office and the current operator of Brook House must keep under review the appropriateness of the multi-purpose use of E Wing, particularly in relation to its suitability as a location to detain vulnerable people.
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terms: vulnerable
Inquiry recommendation
27match
WATE-(17) - Require reporting of absconsions to social worker and independent follow-up
It should be a rule of practice that any absconsion should be reported as soon as possible to the absconder's field social worker and that the absconder should be seen on his return by that social worker or by another appropriate person who is independent of the home.
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