Lord Laming
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The Right Honourable The Lord Laming CBE PC |
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| Chairman of Committees | |
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In office 7 September 2015 – 31 August 2016 |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Sewel |
| Succeeded by | The Lord McFall of Alcluith (as Senior Deputy Speaker) |
| Convenor of the Crossbench Peers | |
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In office 5 September 2011 – 7 September 2015 |
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| Preceded by | The Baroness D'Souza |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Hope of Craighead |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
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Assumed office 1998 |
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| Personal details | |
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19 July 1936 Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Political party | Crossbench |
| Other political affiliations |
Non-affiliated (2015–2016) |
| Committees |
Procedure Committee (2011–present) Selection (2011–present) Privileges (2011–present) House (2011–present) Liaison (2011–present) Administration and Works (2011–present) |
William Herbert Laming, Baron Laming, CBE PC (born 19 July 1936) is a British social worker and member of the House of Lords. He served as Convenor of the Crossbench Peers from 2011 to 2015 and as Chairman of Committees from 2015 to 2016.
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Laming studied Applied Social Studies at Durham University in 1960.
Laming worked as a probation officer and psychiatric social worker in Nottingham, before moving to Hertfordshire County Council in 1971, becoming director of social services in 1975.
In 1990, his department was strongly criticised for its handling of a case that centred on allegations made to Hertfordshire social services by the father of a young girl who was concerned that his daughter was being sexually abused by her mother's boyfriend. The child was interviewed in front of her mother, a violation of official guidelines. Police and social services performed an overnight raid on his house and took his daughter to her mother and her mother's boyfriend. Laming denied him access to an internal inquiry report. In 1995, the Local Government Ombudsman made a finding of 'maladministration with injustice' against the department.
Laming was chief inspector of the Social Services Inspectorate from 1991 until 1998. He has worked as an advisor to the Local Government Association, and is a past President of the Association of Directors of Social Services. He is involved with many social services organisations.
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