WATE-(52) Response Historic

Send private and voluntary care inspection reports to relevant placing authorities

Recommendation

Copies of reports of inspections of private and voluntary children's homes and of private residential schools should be sent to the Director of Social Services of any placing authority with a child at the school and of the authority in whose area the establishment is located.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Waterhouse Inquiry
Report Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report 16 Feb 2000
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Themes & Tags
Care safeguarding systems Quality and safety oversight Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny
Recommendation age 26.3 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates