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

Some parents have not received proper psychological help nearly two years after the atrocity, solicitor says

• Girls who survived Southport attack meet again: ‘It was like having big sisters’

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.