Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation WATE-(3): Require appointment of independent Children's Complaints Officer in every social services authority
From Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report, published 15 February 2000.
Recommendation
Every social services authority should be required to appoint an appropriately qualified or experienced Children's Complaints Officer, who should not be the line manager of residential or other staff who may be the subject of children's complaints or complaints relating to children.
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
26.7 years ago