Force given 10 areas of learning to improve response to child abuse

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Force given 10 areas of learning to improve response to child abuse

How officers investigate all potential lines of enquiry and record intelligence and information were among the areas highlighted by the IOPC following the death of a 16-month-old girl in 2020.

Date - 16th February 2023
By - Cash Boyle

West Yorkshire Police has been given guidance to improve its response to child abuse and neglect after the IOPC investigated how it handled two such reports made about a baby who later died. Star Hobson was 16-months-old when she died in...

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