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Publication  —  Child protection  —  15 January 2021

Protecting children is one of the most important tasks the police undertake. Only the police can investigate suspected crimes, arrest perpetrators and monitor sex offenders. Police officers have the power to take a child who is in danger into a place of safety, or to seek an order to restrict an offender’s contact with children. The police service also has a significant role working with other agencies to ensure the child’s protection and well-being, longer term.

Publication  —  Child protection, Joint inspection, Mental health  —  9 December 2020

This report draws together findings from six joint targeted area inspections, focusing on the multi-agency response to children’s mental ill health. The findings in this report considers how local partnerships and services were responding to children and their families when children were living with mental ill health.

Publication  —  Child protection, Joint inspection  —  2 September 2020

Summary Between 2 and 6 December 2019, Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), HMICFRS, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, HMI Probation and Estyn carried out a joint inspection of the multiagency response to abuse and neglect in Newport. This inspection included an evaluation of how local services responded to child exploitation. This was the pilot inspection for Joint inspection…

Publication  —  Child protection  —  10 July 2020

Protecting children is one of the most important tasks the police undertake. Only the police can investigate suspected crimes, arrest perpetrators and monitor sex offenders. Police officers have the power to take a child who is in danger into a place of safety, or to seek an order to restrict an offender’s contact with children. The police service also has a significant role working with other agencies to ensure the child’s protection and well-being, longer term.

Publication  —  Child protection  —  10 July 2020

This inspection reviewed the progress made in Gwent Police since the publication of HMICFRS’s Gwent- National Child Protection Inspection in 2019. It is part of a rolling programme of inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

Publication  —  Child protection, Joint inspection  —  14 April 2020

Between 24 February and 28 February 2020, Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HMICFRS and HMI Probation carried out a joint inspection of the multi-agency response to ‘front door’ services, evaluating all forms of abuse, neglect and exploitation, as well as an evaluation of the responses to children’s mental health in East Sussex.

Publication  —  Child protection  —  18 March 2020

Protecting children is one of the most important tasks the police undertake. Only the police can investigate suspected crimes, arrest perpetrators and monitor sex offenders. Police officers have the power to take a child who is in danger into a place of safety, or to seek an order to restrict an offender’s contact with children. The police service also has a significant role working with other agencies to ensure the child’s protection and well-being, longer term.

Publication  —  Child protection  —  18 March 2020

Protecting children is one of the most important tasks the police undertake. Only the police can investigate suspected crimes, arrest perpetrators and monitor sex offenders. Police officers have the power to take a child who is in danger into a place of safety, or to seek an order to restrict an offender’s contact with children. The police service also has a significant role working with other agencies to ensure the child’s protection and well-being, longer term.

Publication  —  Child protection  —  17 March 2020

Protecting children is one of the most important tasks the police undertake. Only the police can investigate suspected crimes, arrest perpetrators and monitor sex offenders. Police officers have the power to take a child who is in danger into a place of safety, or to seek an order to restrict an offender’s contact with children. The police service also has a significant role working with other agencies to ensure the child’s protection and well-being, longer term.

Publication  —  Child protection, Specialist inspection  —  13 March 2020

Following high-profile reviews of the Metropolitan Police Service’s handling of historic allegations of sexual abuse, the Home Secretary asked HMICFRS to review the MPS’s progress against recommendations in these reviews. This report sets out the findings from this inspection.