Children: Protection
Commons · Question 62693 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS providers remain accountable for discharging their statutory safeguarding duties for children following the closure of NHS England.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 15 Jul 2025
The Department and NHS England’s safeguarding officials already work as one team to ensure that ministerial decisions are informed by policy and clinical expertise, considering the distinct yet integrated layers of child safeguarding functions. Through th...