Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation LAMI-63: Hospital social workers must promptly respond to suspected child harm referrals
From Laming Inquiry — Final Report, published 28 January 2003.
Recommendation
Hospital social workers must always respond promptly to any referral of suspected deliberate harm to a child. They must see and talk to the child, to the child’s carer and to those responsible for the care of the child in hospital, while avoiding the risk of appearing to coach the child.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
23.7 years ago