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

Recommendation WATE-(58): Advise elected members on responsibilities for looked after children policy and oversight

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

Recommendation

Elected members should from time to time be advised about and reminded of their responsibilities to develop policy and to oversee and monitor the discharge by the local authority of its parental obligations towards looked after children.

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