WATE-(40)
Response
Historic
AI-assessed
Develop key indicators to monitor compliance with safeguards for looked after children
Recommendation
Appropriate key indicators of compliance with safeguards for looked after children should be developed, covering particularly:34, 62(i) (a) the allocation of a designated social worker to each looked after child; (b) compliance with fostering and placement regulations; (c) statutory review requirements; and (d) rota visits by elected members.
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 to develop key indicators for monitoring safeguards for looked after children 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 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
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic
Response
HistoricNo government response recorded.
Recommendation age
26.1 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates