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:
You can browse individual case reviews or look at the findings from previous reports by visiting the NSPCC website.
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:
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.
The criteria for referring cases to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel can be found in Working Together 2023; Chapter 5
After reviewing the guidance and a discussion with your manager, if you feel that threshold is met to make a rapid review referral as outlined in Working Together 2023 please email tscp@torbay.gov.uk to request a referral form.
Please do not submit any chronologies to the TSCP until requested to do so as part of the rapid review process.
Below are the TSCP's published Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review reports and Learning Pages. Recordings from any recent 'Best Practice Forums' related to these are also available on the TSCP Training Flyer under the first ‘Safeguarding Children’ section.
Report writer: Siobhan Burns
Report writer: Siobhan Burns
A Learning Page published in June 2024 following completion of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review for child C101
Report writer: Siobhan Burns
Terms of Reference for the Child Safeguarding Practice Review held in respect of C101
Report writer: Siobhan Burns
Terms of Reference for the Child Safeguarding Practice Review held in respect of C92 and C93
C89 Interactive Learning Page developed from the After Action Review
Report writer: Paul Northcott
Report writer: Fergus Smith
Report writer: Fergus Smith
Report writer: Sarah Lawrence.
Action plan created in response to the C80 report recommendations
Report Writer: Paul Northcott
Report writer Paul Northcott
National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Webinars are available via their YouTube channel
The documents below provide a summary of each review published to the NSPCC Repository and a link to the full report.
The NSPCC also publish learning from case review thematic briefings and can be found via this link
The NSPCC added eight case reviews to the repository in June featuring issues including emotional abuse, child neglect, cultural competency, and children who have disabilities.
In May 2025 eight case reviews were published to the NSPCC Repository featuring a number of issues including child criminal exploitation, child sexual abuse, children who have complex health needs, and non-accidental injury
In April 2025 eight case reviews were published to the NSPCC Repository featuring a number of issues including child neglect, infant deaths, unknown men, and child sexual abuse
In March 2025 eight case reviews wee published to the NSPCC Repository featuring a number of issues including child sexual exploitation, child criminal exploitation, childhood illness, and foster care
In February 2025 eight case reviews were published to the NSPCC Repository featuring a number of issues including sibling sexual abuse, suicide, neglect identification, and intersectionality
In January 2025 eight case reviews were published to the NSPCC Repository featuring a number of issues including adultification, foster care, children with chronic illness, and non-accidental head injuries
In December 2024 eight case reviews were published to the NSPCC Repository featuring a number of issues including youth violence, children as carers, culture, and parents who have learning disabilities
In November 2024 eight case reviews were published to the NSPCC Repository featuring a number of issues including physical abuse, child neglect, suicide, and parental mental health
In October 2024 eight case reviews were published to the NSPCC Repository featuring a number of issues including youth violence, adolescent psychiatry, assessments, and contextual safeguarding
Eight case reviews were published to the NSPCC Repository in November featuring a number of issues including eating disorders, child sexual abuse, child neglect, and domestic abuse
In August 2024 eight case reviews were published to the NSPCC Repository featuring a number of issues including child sexual abuse, child criminal exploitation, suicide, and infant deaths
In July 2024 eight case reviews were published to the NSPCC Repository featuring a number of issues including professional curiosity, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, and non-accidental head injuries
National review carried out by The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and published in September 2021
