LAMI-84 Response Historic AI-assessed

Revalidate doctors and paediatricians in deliberate harm diagnosis and multi-disciplinary child protection investigations.

Recommendation

All designated and named doctors in child protection and all consultant paediatricians must be revalidated in the diagnosis and treatment of deliberate harm and in the multi-disciplinary aspects of a child protection investigation.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing the revalidation of designated and named doctors in child protection and consultant paediatricians in the diagnosis and treatment of deliberate harm has been identified within the provided official sources. While GOV.UK search results indicate content related to 'designated named doctors,' no specific revalidation processes or requirements directly addressing this recommendation are detailed. The Laming Inquiry was published in 2003, and no further specific evidence has been identified since then.
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