Recommendation 82: Consider appointing a safeguarder

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

Recommendation

In every case when a child is removed under a Child Protection Order the appointment of a safeguarder must be considered at the time of the granting of the Order or if the appointment is not then made at any later stage when the case comes before the Sheriff (17.14-15).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 357

Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 82

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

Recommendation made 34.0 years ago