LAMI-6 Response Historic AI-assessed

Establish a Committee for Children and Families to coordinate inter-agency services

Recommendation

Each local authority with social services responsibilities must establish a Committee of Members for Children and Families with lay members drawn from the management committees of each of the key services. This Committee must ensure the services to children and families are properly co-ordinated and that the inter-agency dimension of this work is being managed effectively.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing the implementation of this recommendation, requiring local authorities to establish a Committee of Members for Children and Families with lay members, has been identified within the provided official sources. The Laming Inquiry was published in 2003, and no recent progress reports or specific legislative actions directly addressing this recommendation were found.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Laming Inquiry
Report Laming Inquiry — Final Report 28 Jan 2003
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Themes & Tags
Underinvestment in Children's Social Care Public protection planning Poor health and social care integration
Recommendation age 23.2 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates