Recommendation 78: Mutual understanding between authorities

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

Recommendation

Where a child is placed outside the area of the child’s own local authority the Social Work Departments of the two areas should have a clear mutual understanding of the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the care of the child (17.8).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 357

Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 78

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

Poor health and social care integration Fragmented NHS record access and information sharing

Recommendation made 34.0 years ago