Case Reviews

A Brief Guide to Statutory Reviews

February 2025

This guide describes the various types of statutory reviews that can take place following the death of, or serious harm to an individual.

Guidance

Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

Local Protocol

The CHSCP Safeguarding Arrangements set out the local response to serious child safeguarding incidents. It should be read alongside the statutory guidance in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 and guidance issued by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.

Safeguarding Arrangements (section 21)

National Reporting Guidance

Report the death or serious harm of a child or care leaver

How local authorities should report incidents to the Department for Education, Ofsted and Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.

Guidance

Local Reporting Guidance

Case for Consideration

This form should be completed for cases that do not meet the definition of a ‘serious child safeguarding case’, but nevertheless raise issues of importance for the City of London and/or Hackney. That might, for example, include where there has been good practice, poor practice or where there have been ‘near miss’ events. Safeguarding partners may choose to undertake a local child safeguarding practice review in these or other circumstances.

Case for Consideration Form

National Reviews

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is an independent panel commissioning national reviews of serious child safeguarding cases.

Latest from the Panel

External Learning

NSPCC Review Repository

Subscribe to receive a monthly update alerting you to case reviews added to the National collection of case reviews at the NSPCC.

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Statement (3) by Jim Gamble QPM - Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Terms of Reference - Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Statement (2) by Jim Gamble QPM - Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Statement (1) by Jim Gamble QPM - Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review - Child V

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Case A

Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review - Case A

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Child Q Update Report

Child Q Update Report - Why was it me? (June 2023)

Child Q Update Report - Why was it me? (Video - June 2023)

Statement (3) by Jim Gamble QPM - Child Q

Statement (2) by Jim Gamble QPM - Child Q

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Child Q

Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review - Child Q

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Child R

Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review - Child R

Safeguarding in FIVE Briefing - Child R

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Child I

Serious Case Review - Child I

Safeguarding in FIVE Briefing - Child I

Serious Case Review - Child B

Safeguarding in FIVE Briefing - Child B

Serious Case Review - Child A

Serious Case Review Update Report (Dec 2021) - Tashaûn Aird (Child C)

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Tashaûn Aird (Child C)

Serious Case Review - Tashaûn Aird (Child C)

Lessons for Practice - Care Leavers

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Rachel

Multi-Agency Case Review - Rachel

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - X

Multi-Agency Case Review - X

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Child N & O

Serious Case Review - Child N & O

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Chadrack

Local Review - Chadrack

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Child M

Serious Case Review - Child M

Case Review Briefing - Child L

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Child D

DVHR / SCR - Child D

DVHR / SCR Child D (Executive Summary)

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Child H

Serious Case Review - Child H

Statement by Jim Gamble QPM - Case FC

Serious Case Review - Case FC