LAMI-91 Response Historic AI-assessed

Require child assessment before police protection, except in exceptional circumstances.

Recommendation

Save in exceptional circumstances, no child is to be taken into police protection until he or she has been seen and an assessment of his or her circumstances has been undertaken.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific published evidence detailing police forces ensuring that children are seen and assessed before being taken into police protection, save in exceptional circumstances, has been identified within the provided official sources. No specific policy updates or compliance reports 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