Lucy-Anne Dyson
3 Sept 2025 · Coroner Darren Stewart · Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of national interface for safeguarding record keeping
“The lack of a national interface to enable reporting/communication between schools using safeguarding record keeping systems (e.g. CPOMS) and relevant agencies, including Police and Children's Services.”
2. lack of national guidance/standards for safeguarding referrals
“The lack of national guidance/standards means agencies with safeguarding duties for children are receiving referrals that either rely too heavily on the individual referrer's judgement about what should be included, or where no referral is made at all.”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“A further concern identified was that there was no mechanism for the school to be formally be aware of information within the Child and Family Assessment.”
This report
“The lack of a national interface to enable reporting/communication between schools using safeguarding record keeping systems (e.g. CPOMS) and relevant agencies, including Police and Children's Services.”