LAMI-19 Response Historic AI-assessed

Require duty managers to track child referrals, actions, responsibilities, and deadlines

Recommendation

Managers of duty teams must devise and operate a system which enables them immediately to establish how many children have been referred to their team, what action is required to be taken for each child, who is responsible for taking that action, and when that action must be completed.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the available evidence, local authorities are expected to have robust case management systems for children's social care referrals, which typically include tracking actions, responsibilities, and deadlines. According to 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' guidance, while national guidance like 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' outlines responsibilities for effective social work practice, specific national requirements for managers to devise and operate a system with these precise elements are not explicitly detailed in the provided search results.
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
Report Laming Inquiry — Final Report 28 Jan 2003
Recommendation age 23.2 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates