Develop key indicators to monitor compliance with safeguards for looked after children
Waterhouse Inquiry · Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report · Issued 16 February 2000
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Appropriate key indicators of compliance with safeguards for looked after children should be developed, covering particularly:34, 62(i) (a) the allocation of a designated social worker to each looked after child; (b) compliance with fostering and placement regulations; (c) statutory review requirements; and (d) rota visits by elected members.
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