Standardise social worker home visits: clarify purpose, check records, document findings
Laming Inquiry · Laming Inquiry — Final Report · Issued 28 January 2003
Government responseNot tracked (historical inquiry)
DeliveryNo statement from the addressee found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Social workers must not undertake home visits without being clear about the purpose of the visit, the information to be gathered during the course of it, and the steps to be taken if no one is at home. No visits should be undertaken without the social worker concerned checking the information known about the child by other child protection agencies. All visits must be written up on the case file.
Laming Inquiry, Laming Inquiry — Final Report · 28 Jan 2003 Source PDF →
Government response
●No formal government response recorded
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Delivery
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