WATE-(56)
Response
Historic
Ensure sufficient intermediate management staff for children's services supervision and support
Recommendation
Staffing resources at intermediate management level for a local authority's children's services should be sufficient in number and quality to enable positive and close supervision and support to be given to residential establishments and the fostering service.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No specific publicly available evidence directly addressing this recommendation was found within the provided official sources. While gov.uk search results indicate numerous documents related to 'Waterhouse Inquiry recommendation implementation' and 'Waterhouse Inquiry government response', no specific content or links were available to assess actions taken for this particular recommendation. 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
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