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
Source — 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
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- No published outcome of the Metropolitan Police Service's consideration of this recommendation has been identified to March 2026.
How was this evidence gathered?
Response — verbatim from government
●UK Government
The Metropolitan Police Service informed the Inquiry that it has accepted this recommendation.
UK Government · 22 May 2023 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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