Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from the addressee found

Recommendation WATE-(27): Require senior children's home staff to be qualified social workers or train

From Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report, published 15 February 2000.

Recommendation

It should be a requirement that senior staff of children's homes (including private and voluntary homes) must be qualified social workers or, if that is not practicable before appointment, that it should be a condition of their appointment that they undertake qualifying training within a specified period.

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.

Source

Report Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report 15 Feb 2000
Recommendation made 26.7 years ago