Supporting Victims

It is vital that a strategy to support the victims is established from the outset. The strategy should consider support needs for all victims and their families and necessary support for all witnesses. The strategy should identify possible resources to provide the necessary support.

Aftercare support should be agreed and details about how to access aftercare should be made available to victims, witnesses and their families.

At the conclusion of the enquiry/investigation, the Strategic Management Group must evaluate the investigation, in conjunction with Darlington Safeguarding partnership and the Learning and Development sub-group, identify the lessons learned and prepare an overview report with 
recommendations and an Action plan for the Darlington Safeguarding Children Partnership, highlighting any practices, procedures or policies which may need further attention and require either inter-agency or individual agency action plans.