West Midlands – National child protection inspection

Published on: 28 October 2014

Publication types: Child protection

Police Forces: West Midlands

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 examined child protection in West Midlands Police in June 2014. It is part of a rolling programme of inspections of all police forces in England and Wales.

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West Midlands – National child protection inspection (PDF document) – Wording in paragraph 3 on p.2, figures in paragraph 1 on p.6, figure in paragraph 1 on p.16, the glossary definition for registered sex offender on p. 31 and bullet points on p.33 corrected, and footnote 2 on p.5 added on 15 May 2015

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