LAMI-40
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Establish mandatory steps for closing child harm cases, including welfare plan
Recommendation
Directors of social services must ensure that no case that has been opened in response to allegations of deliberate harm to a child is closed until the following steps have been taken: • The child has been spoken to alone. • The child’s carers have been seen and spoken to. • The accommodation in which the child is to live has been visited. • The views of all the professionals involved have been sought and considered. • A plan for the promotion and safeguarding of the child’s welfare has been agreed.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence has been identified detailing a requirement for directors of social services to ensure specific steps, such as speaking to the child alone, seeing carers, visiting accommodation, and obtaining professional views, are completed before closing a case involving allegations of deliberate harm. General search results on GOV.UK for 'directors social services' do not provide specific policy or guidance related to these case closure protocols.
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
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
23.2 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates