LAMI-104 Response Historic AI-assessed

PITO to evaluate child protection IT systems for police forces

Recommendation

The Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) should evaluate the child protection IT systems currently available, and make recommendations to chief constables, who must ensure their police force has in use an effective child-protection database and IT management system.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific publicly available evidence detailing the Police Information Technology Organisation's (PITO) evaluation of child protection IT systems, its recommendations to chief constables, or the subsequent implementation of effective child-protection databases and IT management systems by police forces, has been identified in the provided sources. General gov.uk search results for the Laming Inquiry 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
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