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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Victims’ commissioner to step in after Southport parents say support ‘woeful’

Women tend to floral tributes and heart-shaped balloons arranged in Southport City Centre
Southport city centre in the aftermath of the July 2024 attack. Traumatised parents have been given 12 counselling sessions at most. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer

The parents of a girl critically injured in the Southport attack were allowed no more than 12 counselling sessions after the atrocity, while others described a “woeful” lack of support.

The victims’ commissioner for England and Wales, Claire Waxman, said she would raise the “deeply concerning” experiences of Southport families with ministers, after their accounts were shared with the Guardian.

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