Recommendation 53: Written statement of grounds

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

Recommendation

At the time of making the application or within forty-eight hours thereafter a written statement of facts setting out the grounds for the perceived risk to the child should be prepared and presented to the Sheriff or JP (16.25) The evidence need not be given on oath or affidavit (16.26).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 356

Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 53

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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Themes and tags

Care safeguarding systems Care risk assessment failures

Recommendation made 34.0 years ago