Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation WATE-(5): Ensure all decisions regarding abused children are made in their best interests
From Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report, published 15 February 2000.
Recommendation
Any decision about the future of a child who is alleged to have been abused should be made in that child's best interests. In particular, the child should not be transferred to another placement unless it is in the child's best interests to be transferred.
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