Gwent - National Child Protection inspection, post inspection review

Published on: 10 July 2020

Publication types: Child protection

Police Forces: Gwent

Summary

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.

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.

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Gwent Police making important steps toward addressing child protection recommendations

COVID-19

In March 2020 we suspended our inspection activity to enable forces and fire and rescue services to focus on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. We deferred this report’s publication as part of this suspension. HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Thomas Winsor comments in detail on this as part of his annual assessment of policing, published on 2 July 2020. Our findings in this report are based on evidence we collected before the pandemic was declared. Care should be taken if seeking to make links between our findings and police performance during the lockdown.

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