The force should improve the quality and management of its child protection performance data
Staffordshire Police: National child protection inspection
Published 5 December 2025National Child Protection Inspection11 recommendations
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Recommendations
The force needs to record children’s demographic information more consistently
The force should do more to make its well-being support available to all officers and staff in child protection roles
The force must make sure the most appropriate officers and staff attend partnership meetings
The force must record missing children correctly to make sure it responds appropriately to keep them safe
The force needs to respond more quickly to incidents where it may need to use police protection powers
The force needs to make sure that it records risk to children when responding to domestic abuse incidents
The force needs to use warning flags on records to improve its risk assessment of children
The force should make sure investigations are allocated to the most appropriate officers and staff with the necessary skills and training
The force should improve its arrangements for responding to sudden or unexpected child deaths at night
The force should make sure that all officers and staff, and their supervisors, who investigate online child sexual exploitation have the right knowledge and skills