Establish senior officer liaison with police for child abuse investigations

WATE-(19) Response Historic

Establish senior officer liaison with police for child abuse investigations

Recommendation

Whenever a police investigation follows upon a complaint of abuse of a looked after child, the senior officer referred to in recommendation (18) or another senior officer assigned for the specific purpose should establish and maintain close liaison with the senior investigating officer appointed by the police for that investigation and the local authority's officer should be kept informed of the progress of the investigation.

Published Evidence Summary

The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:

No specific published evidence has been identified regarding the establishment of senior officer liaison with police for child abuse investigations involving looked after children. The provided search results on gov.uk indicate that documents related to the Waterhouse Inquiry's government response and implementation might exist, but their content is not available to confirm specific actions. No relevant legislation titled "Waterhouse Inquiry" was found on legislation.gov.uk.

How was this assessed?

Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 24 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