The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is an independent panel commissioning reviews of serious child safeguarding cases. They want national and local reviews to focus on improving learning, professional practice and outcomes for children.
What they do
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel works to improve the safety and wellbeing of children across England by identifying learning from the most serious safeguarding incidents, particularly where a child has died or suffered serious harm as a result of abuse or neglect.
The Panel's role is to understand not only what happened, but also why it happened. By examining complex cases, it identifies patterns, highlights effective practice, and pinpoints areas where local and national improvements are needed to strengthen safeguarding systems.
The Panel brings together expertise from a range of sectors, including social care, health, education, policing and the voluntary sector, ensuring a multi-agency perspective on safeguarding issues. It works closely with safeguarding partners and other stakeholders so that learning is grounded in real-world practice and leads to meaningful change.
To support improvement, the Panel:
- Publishes national reviews.
- Sets expectations for local child safeguarding practice reviews.
- Develops and shares practice resources.
- Promotes high-quality safeguarding materials.
- Provides support and guidance to safeguarding partnerships.
Its overall aim is to ensure that lessons from serious incidents are learned, understood and acted upon, leading to better protection, care and support for children.
Take a look at their website which brings together learning from safeguarding reviews and practical resources themed by topic in one accessible place.
