Recommendation 82: Metropolitan Police investigation into Lambeth Council
From Children in the Care of Lambeth Council Investigation Report, published 27 July 2021.
Recommendation
The Metropolitan Police Service should consider whether there are grounds for a criminal investigation into Lambeth Council's actions when providing information to the coroner about the circumstances surrounding LA-A2's death.
In brief (written by this site)
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse reported in December 2023 that the Metropolitan Police Service announced in July 2021 that it would assess whether there were grounds for a criminal investigation into Lambeth Council's actions (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Dec 2023). It noted in December 2023 that the force had received the recommendation and would examine the information provided to the coroner regarding the circumstances surrounding LA-A2's death (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Dec 2023).
Sources
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Metropolitan Police Service has been found in the sources searched (last checked 2 October 2026). This is separate from the response above.
What other bodies have found
In their own words. These do not change the delivery statement above.
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (17 December 2023)
On 27 July 2021, the Metropolitan Police announced that they have received the Inquiry's recommendation and will now assess whether there are grounds for a criminal investigation into Lambeth Council’s actions when providing information to the coroner about the circumstances surrounding LA‑A2’s death.
From: Recommendations - Children in the care of Lambeth Council
Site note: These are the Inquiry's own words, from its recommendations page for the Children in the Care of Lambeth Council investigation report, captured by the Internet Archive on 17 December 2023. They are the Inquiry's account of what the body told it, not the body's own words.
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Who has spoken
- Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
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