WATE-(37)
Response
Historic
Prepare and periodically review leaving care plans for all looked after children
Recommendation
A leaving care plan should be prepared for each looked after child, in consultation with that child, a year in advance of the event and should be reviewed periodically thereafter until the child ceases to require or be eligible for further support.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific government response or progress data directly addressing the Waterhouse Inquiry's recommendation on preparing and reviewing leaving care plans has been identified within the provided official sources. Searches on gov.uk for 'Waterhouse Inquiry recommendation implementation' and 'Waterhouse Inquiry government response' returned generic search results without specific documents. A search on legislation.gov.uk for 'Waterhouse Inquiry' also yielded no results.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched 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
This recommendation applies across many organisations. The evidence above reflects central policy activity; adoption in individual organisations may vary.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Recommendation age
26.1 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates