Establish mandatory steps for closing child harm cases, including welfare plan
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
Directors of social services must ensure that no case that has been opened in response to allegations of deliberate harm to a child is closed until the following steps have been taken: • The child has been spoken to alone. • The child’s carers have been seen and spoken to. • The accommodation in which the child is to live has been visited. • The views of all the professionals involved have been sought and considered. • A plan for the promotion and safeguarding of the child’s welfare has been agreed.
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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