LAMI-103 Response Historic AI-assessed

Chief constables to ensure trained detective officers in child protection teams

Recommendation

Chief constables must ensure that officers working on child protection teams are sufficiently well trained in criminal investigation, and that there is always a substantial core of fully trained detective officers on each team to deal with the most serious inquiries.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific publicly available evidence detailing actions taken by chief constables to ensure child protection officers are sufficiently trained in criminal investigation or that teams include a substantial core of fully trained detective officers has been identified in the provided sources. General gov.uk search results indicate content related to 'training child protection' and the Laming Inquiry, but these do not provide specific details of action on this recommendation.
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