Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from the addressee found

Recommendation 164: Police duty to inform Reporter

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

Recommendation

In all cases where a police constable has reasonable cause to believe that a child may be in need of compulsory measures of care he should be under a statutory duty to pass that information to the Reporter (18.52).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 361
Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 164

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

Report The Report of the Inquiry into the Removal of Children from Orkney in February 1991 27 Oct 1992
Recommendation made 34.0 years ago