Serious Case Reviews (Safeguarding Practice Reviews)
In England, child safeguarding practice reviews (previously known as serious case reviews) should be considered for serious child safeguarding cases where:
- abuse or neglect of a child is known or suspected
- and a child has died or been seriously harmed.
This may include cases where a child has caused serious harm to someone else.
Serious harm includes, but is not limited to serious and/or long-term impairment of a child’s mental or physical health or intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural development.
This should include cases where impairment is likely to be long-term, even if this is not immediately certain.
- There are 2 types of reviews: Local reviews – where safeguarding partners consider that a case raise issues of importance in relation to their area.
- National reviews – where the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel considers that a case raises issues which are complex or of national importance. The Panel may also commission reviews on any incident(s) or theme they think relevant.
In England, the key guidance for safeguarding practice reviews is Working together to safeguard children: a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (Department for Education, 2018).
Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships/Boards are responsible for undertaking these reviews.
The content is anonymised in order to protect the confidentiality of relevant family members and others.
The LSCP has a responsibility to provide relevant information to those with a legitimate interest.
National Serious Case Reviews:
https://lgiu.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Daniel-Pelka-Serious-Case-Review-Coventry-LSCB.pdf
Daniel Pelka – Serious Case Review Overview Report 2015
Baby P first Serious Case Review Overview Report November 2008
Baby P First Overview Report Executive Summary 2008
Baby P second Serious Case Review Overview Report March 2009
Nursery Z Serious Case Review March 2010
Somerset Serious Case Review January 2012
Publications:
DofE TRIENNIAL_SCR_REPORT_2014_to_2017
2020 – Multi Agency Learning Review
Child Ava Final Report 19.11.20
Child AVA KSCP response final version
Child Paul Executive Summary Final Report
Child Paul Final Report – KSCP Response
Local Serious Case Reviews:
2019
Child Y – Serious Case Review 2019
KSCP Response to Child Y SCR 2019
2018
KSCB Response to Child Jane SCR 2018
2017
SCR Learning Reminder Guide Jan 2017
Knowsley Serious Case Reviews ‘Learning the Lessons’ Newsletter Edition 2
2016
KSCB-Serious-Case-Review-Learning-the-Lessons-Newsletter
Child Q & S Overview Report 2016
Child Q & S Executive Summary 2016
KSCB Response to Child Q & S 2016
knowsley-monitoring-visit-pre-publication-letter
executive-summary-child-r-sept-16
executive-summary-child-o-sept-16
