Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 173: Child care expertise not for all social workers
From The Report of the Inquiry into the Removal of Children from Orkney in February 1991, published 27 October 1992.
Recommendation
It should be recognised that the area of child abuse in general and child sexual abuse in particular is an area of expertise into which not all members of the profession should necessarily enter (19.9).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 362
Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 173
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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Recommendation made
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