Social services must inform police immediately of child criminal offence referrals.
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
The guideline set out at paragraph 5.8 of Working Together must be strictly adhered to: whenever social services receive a referral which may constitute a criminal offence against a child, they must inform the police at the earliest opportunity.
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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