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Review use of the '"Child in Need" label by social workers & local authorities

Submitted by Lucy FULLARD on Tuesday 19th August 2025

Published on Thursday 2nd October 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 2nd April 2026

Signatures: 234

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Tagged with

Child ~ Children ~ Compass ~ Concern ~ concerns ~ Disabled ~ local ~ Parent ~ Respect ~ Reviewed ~ Safeguarding ~ Social Workers ~ URGENT ~ Urgent review

Petition Action

Review use of the '"Child in Need" label by social workers & local authorities

Petition Details

We think the government should have a full, urgent review of how safeguarding applies to disabled children. We want respect and compassion for parent carers doing their best under impossible circumstances.

Additional Information

We also want:
- Clear differentiation between "Child in Need" (CIN) due to disability and CIN due to harm.
- Recognition of systemic and institutional failures as potential safeguarding concerns.


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