Youth Justice: Mental Health Services
Commons · Question 127555 · Tabled 15 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of law and statutory guidance to ensure that safeguarding, youth justice and mental health agencies can share relevant risk information without parental co
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 23 Apr 2026
Where existing statutory frameworks underpin safeguarding processes, there is no requirement for parents or carers to co-operate. However, parental or carer consent is not required for agencies to share information relating to safeguarding and child prote...