Select committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 54
2nd Report - Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England
Published 27 Aug 2026
Addressed to Ministry of Justice
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
The government must ensure that local authorities understand the need for robust independence of IROs, making clear through relevant guidance that victimisation must never be tolerated. (Recommendation, Paragraph 257)
From: Human Rights (Joint Committee), 2nd Report - Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England (HC 161), 27 August 2026
Government response
No government response linked yet: deadline 27 October 2026, 5 days ago.