Serious case reviews: lessons being learnt but more still to do
15 Oct 2009
Latest evaluation of 173 serious case reviews (SCRs) has found that local areas are learning lessons from cases when a child dies or is seriously injured as a result of abuse or neglect.
Ofstedās report Learning lessons from serious case reviews: year 2 has found 23% of reviews are judged good and 43% adequate. However, weaknesses still exist with over a third of reviews (34%) judged as inadequate. Even more needs to be done to ensure the review process improves the way children are protected from harm across the country.
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