Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 November 2002. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Monday, 4 November 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of accident and emergency departments do not have access to child protection registers.

Answer: Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of accident and emergency departments do not have access to child protection registers. [78024] Mr. Lammy: All accident and emergency departments have access to information contained in child protection registers held by local authority social services departments, subject to the normal safeguards. Access out of office hours is through out of office arrangements with local authority social services departments.

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