LAMI-90 Response Historic AI-assessed

Ensure child protection training for liaison staff and audit policy compliance.

Recommendation

Liaison between hospitals and community health services plays an important part in protecting children from deliberate harm. The Department of Health must ensure that those working in such liaison roles receive child protection training. Compliance with child protection policies and procedures must be subject to regular audit by primary care trusts.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific government response or evidence of actions taken in relation to this recommendation from the Laming Inquiry was identified within the provided official sources. General searches on gov.uk for 'Laming Inquiry recommendation implementation' and 'Laming Inquiry government response' yielded broad results not specific to the inquiry's recommendations.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 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