Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 67681
Children: Care Homes
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms are in place to share safeguarding intelligence between local authorities and law enforcement in cases involving suspected exploitative children’s homes.
Answer
Janet DabyAlthough current legislation permits information sharing to safeguard and protect the wellbeing of children, practitioners have told the department that they often only feel confident sharing where there are serious child protection concerns.As outlined i...
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