Professionals

Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

Any agency can refer a case that they think should be considered for review to the Safeguarding Children Partnership.

Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews are undertaken to:

Establish what lessons are to be learned from the case about the way in which local professionals and organisations work individually and together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children;
Identify clearly what those lessons are both within and between agencies, what actions are required and in what timescales and what is expected to change as a result; and
Improve intra and inter agency working and better safeguard the welfare of children.

The Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership may also decide to carry out a review of a case that does not meet the Child Safeguarding Practice Review criteria if it feels that the learning from the case would be of benefit to local partners.

Guidance for Case Review Process:
This document outlines the Berkshire West Safeguarding Child Partnership (BWSCP) process for undertaking case reviews, as detailed in Working Together to Safeguard Children, and as part of the BWSCP Quality Assurance Framework.

Guidance for Case Review process

Links to local Reviews and Learning Event Documentation can be found below:

Recently Published Reviews:

Reading
Published May 2024
Partnership Statement - Reading Alex CSPR
Learning Briefing - Reading Alex CSPR
Overview Report - Reading Alex CSPR

Published September 2022
Overview Report - Reading Thematic CSPR into Serious Youth Violence
Learning Briefing - Reading Thematic CSPR into Serious Youth Violence
Executive Summary - Reading Thematic CSPR into Serious Youth Violence
Press Release - Reading Thematic CSPR into Serious Youth Violence

Published June 2022
Partnership Statement - Reading Aiden CSPR
Learning Briefing - Reading Aiden CSPR
Overview Report - Reading Aiden CSPR
Case Closure Report - Reading Aiden CSPR

West Berkshire
Published April 2022
Partnership Statement - West Berks Bobby CSPR
Learning Briefing - West Berks Bobby CSPR
Overview Report - West Berks Bobby CSPR