LAMI-45 Response Historic AI-assessed

Ensure regular supervision of staff working with children, including case file review

Recommendation

Directors of social services must ensure that the work of staff working directly with children is regularly supervised. This must include the supervisor reading, reviewing and signing the case file at regular intervals.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing regular supervision, including case file review and signing, for social services staff working directly with children has been identified in the provided official sources. The Laming Inquiry was published in 2003, and no specific legislation or policy documents addressing this recommendation were found in the provided search results from legislation.gov.uk or gov.uk. No further published evidence has been identified since the inquiry's publication.
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