Nottingham harmful sexual behaviour evaluation
IICSA · Children in the Care of the Nottinghamshire Councils Investigation Report · Issued 30 July 2019 · Addressed to: Nottingham City Council
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, D
Nottingham City Council and its child protection partners should commission an independent, external evaluation of their practice concerning harmful sexual behaviour, including responses, prevention, assessment, intervention and workforce development. An action plan should be set up to ensure that any recommendations are responded to in a timely manner and progress should be reported to City's Safeguarding Children Partnership.
IICSA, Children in the Care of the Nottinghamshire Councils Investigation Report · 30 Jul 2019 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- In May 2023, the government confirmed that this recommendation had been completed by Nottingham City Council (Government Response to IICSA Final Report, HM Government, May 2023).
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
On 29 July 2021, Nottingham City Council stated that the NSPCC undertook an independent external evaluation of its practice in relation to harmful sexual behaviour. The NSPCC identified opportunities for further strengthening and an action plan was developed to disseminate learning and recommendations.
UK Government · 22 May 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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