Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 61
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Child protection reforms welcomed, requiring careful monitoring and better data on abuse prevalence.
Conclusion
The Department for Education’s reforms to child protection through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill are welcome and go some way towards alleviating many of the concerns we have heard in this inquiry. There will be a need for careful testing and monitoring to assess the impact they are having and make any necessary changes as they are rolled out. However, there is a need for better data to fully understand the true prevalence of child abuse and neglect. (Conclusion, Paragraph 154)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 October 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗