Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 37: Rewrite section 37(2) removal power
From The Report of the Inquiry into the Removal of Children from Orkney in February 1991, published 27 October 1992.
Recommendation
Section 37(2) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 should be re-written so as expressly to empower removal of a child where the child is likely to suffer imminent and significant harm of any kind and the removal is necessary for the child’s protection (16.1-6).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 355
Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 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.
Source
Inquiry
Orkney Inquiry
Report
The Report of the Inquiry into the Removal of Children from Orkney in February 1991
27 Oct 1992
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Recommendation made
34.0 years ago