Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 80: Independent person to protect child's interests
From The Report of the Inquiry into the Removal of Children from Orkney in February 1991, published 27 October 1992.
Recommendation
In all cases of Child Protection Orders there should be an opportunity for the appointment of an independent person with a role wider than that of the present safeguarder to protect the child’s interests (17.10-12).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 357
Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 80
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
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
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