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Metropolitan Police investigation into Lambeth Council

IICSA · Children in the Care of Lambeth Council Investigation Report · Issued 27 July 2021 · Addressed to: Metropolitan Police Service

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Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation, G

The Metropolitan Police Service should consider whether there are grounds for a criminal investigation into Lambeth Council's actions when providing information to the coroner about the circumstances surrounding LA-A2's death.

IICSA, Children in the Care of Lambeth Council Investigation Report · 27 Jul 2021 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

AI-generated evidence summary

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse reported in December 2023 that the Metropolitan Police Service announced in July 2021 that it would assess whether there were grounds for a criminal investigation into Lambeth Council's actions (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Dec 2023). It noted in December 2023 that the force had received the recommendation and would examine the information provided to the coroner regarding the circumstances surrounding LA-A2's death (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Dec 2023).

AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026.

Government response

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Delivery

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What other bodies have found

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●Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse · 17 Dec 2023

On 27 July 2021, the Metropolitan Police announced that they have received the Inquiry's recommendation and will now assess whether there are grounds for a criminal investigation into Lambeth Council’s actions when providing information to the coroner about the circumstances surrounding LA‑A2’s death.

From: Recommendations - Children in the care of Lambeth Council

Site note: These are the Inquiry's own words, from its recommendations page for the Children in the Care of Lambeth Council investigation report, captured by the Internet Archive on 17 December 2023. They are the Inquiry's account of what the body told it, not the body's own words.

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