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

Recommendation 47: Two sources of evidence not necessary

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

Recommendation

Guidance should state for the avoidance of doubt that evidence from two or more separate sources is not a formal necessity for the obtaining of a Child Protection Order (16.19).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 356
Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 47

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