LAMI-48 Response Historic

Require social worker agreement and record purpose for all agency referrals

Recommendation

Directors of social services must ensure that when children and families are referred to other agencies for additional services, that referral is only made with the agreement of the allocated social worker and/or their manager. The purpose of the referral must be recorded contemporaneously on the case file.

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
Care safeguarding systems Underinvestment in Children's Social Care Public protection planning
Recommendation age 23.3 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates