Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation LAMI-77: Doctors must provide written statement of deliberate harm concerns to social services.
From Laming Inquiry — Final Report, published 28 January 2003.
Recommendation
All doctors involved in the care of a child about whom there are concerns about possible deliberate harm must provide social services with a written statement of the nature and extent of their concerns. If misunderstandings of medical diagnosis occur, these must be corrected at the earliest opportunity in writing. It is the responsibility of the doctor to ensure that his or her concerns are properly understood.
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