Source: Department for Education published on this site Wednesday 12th March 2020 by Jill Powell
The context of complexity and challenge provides an underlying theme in this triennial review of a total of 368 SCRs from the period 1 April 2014 - 31 March 2017. As we looked into the reviews of children affected by serious and fatal child maltreatment over these three years, we were struck by the complexity of the lives of these children and families, and the challenges – at times quite overwhelming – faced by the practitioners seeking to support them in such complexity.
The study’s primary aim was to understand the key issues, themes and challenges from the cases examined and to draw out implications for both policy makers and practitioners. The process for learning from reviews is undergoing change and this analysis provides a timely opportunity to capture rich learning from these serious cases to inform the new local safeguarding arrangements outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 (HM Government, 2018).
To read click: Complexity and challenge: a triennial analysis of Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) 2014-2017 Final report March 2020
