Ethelbert Children's Services

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First report 28 Aug 2014•Latest report 28 Aug 2014

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Ethelbert Children's Services linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Inner South London

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    Lauren Barfoot · Prevention of Future Deaths report

    This summary was generated using AI from the published report. Please read the original report for the complete account.

    Report summary

    Lauren Barfoot was a 14-year-old looked-after child who went missing from Micawber House on 22 June 2012 and was later discovered in the porch of her putative father’s home. The report identified concerns about failures to share information, classify the level of risk, conduct an effective search, and hold a timely strategy meeting. The inquest concluded that her accidental death was contributed to by failures in sharing information and pooling and using resources.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Ethelbert Children's Services; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to classify a missing person as high risk when warranted

    Wider context from the report

    “(3) There was a failure by the MPS Missing Person's Unit (Greenwich) to carry out an effective search for Lauren as a consequence of the lack of information not shared with the Unit by those responsible for looking after and searching for Lauren, and therefore a missed opportunity for the Missing Person's Unit to classify Lauren as a “high risk missing person”. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Ethelbert Children's Services; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to relay full and detailed high-risk information to the missing persons unit

    Wider context from the report

    “(2) There was a failure by Ethelbert’s Children’s Services to relay full and detailed information to the Missing Person’s Unit (Greenwich) as to the level of risk classified as “high” in relation to Lauren’s misuse of solvent abuse and vulnerability of sexual exploitation. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Ethelbert Children's Services; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to hold a timely strategy meeting to pool information and resources for an effective search

    Wider context from the report

    “(4) There was a failure by the London Borough of Bexley to hold a timely “strategy meeting” by those concerned in the care for Lauren after she had been missing for several days in order to pool information and resources in order to carry out an effective search for Lauren. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Ethelbert Children's Services; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to carry out an effective search for a missing person

    Wider context from the report

    “(3) There was a failure by the MPS Missing Person's Unit (Greenwich) to carry out an effective search for Lauren as a consequence of the lack of information not shared with the Unit by those responsible for looking after and searching for Lauren, and therefore a missed opportunity for the Missing Person's Unit to classify Lauren as a “high risk missing person”. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Ethelbert Children's Services; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to record and make accessible comprehensive contact information for people who could assist in a search

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) There was a failure by the London Borough of Bexley Social Services to record and make accessible, a comprehensive list of Lauren’s friends, family and acquaintances and their addresses and contact numbers, with whom contact could be made in order to assist professionals in an effective search for Lauren. ”
    Open source report
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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026