Recommendation 138: Review Children's Hearings in child protection

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

Recommendation

Consideration should be given to the review and revisal of the work of the Children’s Hearings in the area of child protection (18.1-6), including as is suggested later the transference to the Sheriff of all matters relating to a child in a place of safety (18.7).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 360

Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 138

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

Vulnerable child care Weak Government Accountability & Scrutiny

Recommendation made 34.0 years ago