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Our work on the UK General Election

The latest general election in the UK took place on 4 July 2024. The results are in, and the College will make sure the new Government and opposition parties prioritise paediatrics and child health. This page outlines the story of our work ahead of the election.

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RCPCH responds to verdict in Lucy Letby trial

18 August 2023

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child health has responded to the verdict in the Lucy Letby trial.

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RCPCH sets out position on mandatory reporting of child abuse in response to government consultation

8 August 2023

The Home Office has launched a call for evidence which seeks views on how implementing a duty to report child sexual abuse is likely to impact children, organisations, and affected workforces and volunteers. RCPCH is asking the government to consider five key factors first.

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RCPCH position on mandatory reporting of child abuse

A mandatory reporting duty is a duty or obligation, placed on an individual or organisation, to report child abuse to the relevant authority (“mandatory reporting”).

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Child protection

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Paediatricians concerned as Illegal Migration Bill receives Royal Assent

20 July 2023

On Thursday 20 July, the Illegal Migration Bill received Royal Assent becoming the Illegal Migration Act.

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Single Unified Safeguarding Review (SUSR) in Wales - consultation response

In June 2023 we responded to the consultation on SUSR, statutory guidance that aims to create a single review process incorporating all safeguarding reviews in Wales. The SUSR will ensure affected families can expect a swift and rigorous review process. It will eliminate the need for families to tak...

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RCPCH responds: Mental Health Champions in acute paediatric settings across the country – roll out

6 July 2023

RCPCH have long advocated for a paediatric mental health lead to be embedded in paediatric departments across the country.

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RCPCH responds to the government’s review of children’s multi-agency information sharing

6 July 2023

Last year, RCPCH strongly supported an amendment to the Health and Care Act 2022 which required a report to be laid before parliament setting out improvements to information sharing in relation to children’s health, social care and safeguarding, and setting out the Government’s policy on a consisten...

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RCPCH responds to local child poverty statistics

5 June 2023

The End Child Poverty Coalition has published a new report which summarises the latest data on local child poverty after housing costs in the UK.

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RCPCH concerned by experiences of children with mental health needs being placed in general paediatric wards

30 May 2023

An interim report from the Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch (HSIB) into the experiences of children and young people with mental health needs being placed on general paediatric wards has highlighted the risks of placing children and young people in these environments, particularly for childre...