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

Recommendation 9: Respond to a child's confidence with sympathy

From The Report of the Inquiry into the Removal of Children from Orkney in February 1991, published 27 October 1992.

Recommendation

The recipient of a confidence from a child must above all display sympathy and understanding and not transmit any element of disbelief (15.24).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 353
Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 9

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 The Report of the Inquiry into the Removal of Children from Orkney in February 1991 27 Oct 1992
Recommendation made 34.0 years ago