Recommendation 185: Sufficient qualified staff

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

Recommendation

Local authorities should give serious consideration to securing that there is a sufficient number of staff with the appropriate qualifications to deal with the growing burden of work of suspected child abuse (19.21).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Page: 362

Reference: Summary of Recommendations, no. 185

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

Children's health staff shortages Recruitment and retention plans

Recommendation made 34.0 years ago