They were responding to findings by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on children living away from home. Policies were not consistently implemented, some staff lacked understanding about the safeguarding of children and more could be done to raise public awareness, the charity found in a review of action since Sir William Utting's People Like Us report seven years ago.
The Howard League for Penal Reform agreed with the review's warning against "over-reliance on police checks" and its call for better recording, handling and sharing of information.
Director Frances Crook said another finding, that the welfare and protection of children was not a priority for prisons, must be tackled. She criticised the criminal justice system for focusing on stamping out reoffending and ignoring welfare.
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