Lambeth foster carer vetting review
IICSA · Children in the Care of Lambeth Council Investigation Report · Issued 27 July 2021 · Addressed to: London Borough of Lambeth
Government responseLondon Borough of Lambeth: Accepted (Dec 2021)
DeliveryNo statement from London Borough of Lambeth found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, E
Lambeth Council should review the application of recruitment and vetting procedures for all current foster carers directly provided by Lambeth Council, to ensure that the procedures have been followed correctly. In addition, Lambeth Council should seek assurances from external agencies and other local authorities, in which children in the care of Lambeth Council have been placed, that recruitment and vetting procedures have been followed correctly for all foster carers and residential children's homes' staff working with children.
IICSA, Children in the Care of Lambeth Council Investigation Report · 27 Jul 2021 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
AI-generated evidence summary
In its December 2021 action plan, the London Borough of Lambeth stated that it would ensure foster carers, councillors, and staff working with children have appropriate and up-to-date Disclosure and Barring Service certificates and "implement an online DBS process that enables better monitoring of compliance in line with safer recruitment practice" (London Borough of Lambeth response, Dec 2021). The record holds no update since the council's response of December 2021 (London Borough of Lambeth response, Dec 2021).
Sources
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Government response
●London Borough of Lambeth · Accepted · 15 Dec 2021
8.3 Make sure our current staff working with children, councillors and our foster carers have appropriate and up-to-date DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) certificates, and implement an online DBS process that enables better monitoring of compliance in line with safer recruitment practice (Recommendation 3).
Response document: Lambeth Council IICSA Action Plan
Delivery
No statement on delivery from London Borough of Lambeth has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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