LAMI-23 Response Historic

Notify receiving authority of out-of-area child placements and retain responsibility

Recommendation

If social services place a child in accommodation in another local authority area, they must notify that local authority’s social services department of the placement. Unless specifically agreed in writing at team manager level by both authorities or above, the placing authority must retain responsibility for the child concerned.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
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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 Inter-agency benefit data sharing
Recommendation age 23.3 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates