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SCR C42 Jim Connelly-Webster & Lisa Jennings November 2014

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SCR C42 Jim Connelly-Webster & Lisa Jennings November 2014

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Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships are required to undertake a Child Safeguarding Practice Review when a child has died or been seriously harmed as a result of abuse or neglect and where there is cause for concern about the way agencies have worked together to safeguard children.

The purpose of a review is to:

Establish whether there are lessons to be learned from the case about the way in which local professionals and organisations work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children;

Identify clearly what those lessons are, how they will be acted upon, and what is expected to change as a result; and

As a consequence, to improve inter-agency working and better safeguard and promote the welfare of children

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Rapid Review Referral Process

Safeguarding partners must undertake a rapid review for serious child safeguarding cases as stated in Section 16C(1) of the Children Act 2004 (as amended by the Children and Social Work Act 2017) as set out in Working Together 2023.

The purpose of a rapid review is to:

gather the facts about the case, as far as they can be readily established at the time

discuss whether there is any immediate action needed to ensure children’s safety and share any learning appropriately

consider the potential for identifying improvements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children

decide what steps they should take next.

All agencies who have been involved with the subject child or family will be required to contribute to the rapid review. An initial scoping of agencies’ intervention will, therefore, need to be completed and other relevant information will need to be rapidly gathered.

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Dartmoor Haytor deaths: Ex-partner on attack charge

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The former partner of a mother who died with her five-year-old son in a fall from a Dartmoor Tor is charged with attacking her three months ago.

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Dartmoor Haytor deaths: Katherine Hooper ‘slept on moor’

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A woman who fell to her death on Dartmoor with her five-year-old son may have slept rough on the moor the night before, it emerges.

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A Serious Case Review (SCR) is an investigation conducted when a child or vulnerable adult dies or is seriously harmed, and abuse or neglect are suspected. The primary goal of an SCR is to identify lessons that can help prevent similar incidents in the future.

All child safeguarding practice reviews should:

reflect the child's perspective and the family context

be proportionate to the circumstances of the case

focus on potential learning

establish and explain the reasons why the events occurred as they did

include a brief overview of the key circumstances, background and context of the case

provide a summary of why relevant decisions by professionals were taken

critique how agencies worked together and identify any shortcomings

consider whether any shortcomings are features of practice in general

consider what would need to be done differently to prevent harm occurring to a child in similar circumstances

provide recommendations for what needs to happen to ensure that agencies learn from this case

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Missing Paignton woman found safe and well

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Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare and whereabouts of a 24-year-old woman from the Paignton area. A woman reported missing on Sunday (28 April) has been found safe and well in

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Confidentiality is the principle of keeping private or secret information from being disclosed to unauthorized parties. It involves protecting personal details, such as health information or sensitive work-related matters, and ensures that this information is only shared with explicit consent or when there is a valid legal or public interest justification. This duty is built on trust, as people expect that information shared with professionals or close contacts will be kept private.

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Maria, Lauren, Giulia

Section 47 is a child protection inquiry under the children act 1989. This is initiated when a child is to be believed be suffering or at risk of significant harm. The process involves information gathering, multi agencies strategy discussions, interviews with the child and family and analyse the findings to decide on action which can range from providing family support to imitating immediate protective measures. Based on what you find the local authorities will decide what the necessary steps to safe guard the child and family.