Recommendation 17: Support teachers who may be witnesses
From The Report of the Inquiry into the Removal of Children from Orkney in February 1991, published 27 October 1992.
Recommendation
Education authorities should recognise the problems created for teachers in their continuing work where a teacher has become involved as a potential witness in relation to an allegation of abuse. All steps should be taken to minimise the effect which such a situation may have on the relationship between the teacher and the family by securing as much confidentiality as possible at all stages of the process (15.37).
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.