Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 46: Standard of satisfaction for Sheriff or JP
From The Report of the Inquiry into the Removal of Children from Orkney in February 1991, published 27 October 1992.
Recommendation
The Sheriff or JP granting the Order must be satisfied on the whole material which is placed before him or her that there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is likely to suffer significant harm if the child is not removed (16.18).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 356
Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 46
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
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