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Serious Case Review: Safeguarding Lessons

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A serious case review is actioned when a child suffers as result of neglect. Organisations will conduct reviews to ensure lessons are learned and that we learn from the case to make improvements and put measures into place to prevent a repeat occurring. Cases will be reviewed when a death incurs, a child is subject to serous sexual abuse, suicide takes place, abuse as result of inter agency placements or a life threatening injury is received to a child. Lessons from these reviews must be clearly identified and acted upon to see change. Inter agencies should improve their practices towards safeguarding children and the findings published so that lessons can be learned. Serious case reviews from previous cases have highlighted issues such as

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