questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits every school having an identified and trained person to provide support to children and young people who have experienced (a) domestic violence, (b) child sexual abuse and (c) other forms of trauma.
answerText: In accordance with the Children Act 1989, local authorities are required to provide services for children in need for the purposes of safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare. Section 47 of the Act requires local authorities to undertake enquiries if...
heading: Schools: Social Work