Reading Serious Case Reviews
Learning lessons from the reviews of children's cases
Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) were established to ensure that lessons are learned from the cases of children and young people that will protect and keep children safe in the future.
Serious Case Reviews bring together the records of all agencies that have had involvement with the child or family. An overview report is produced which provides a complete picture of events. This report contains analysis of contact with the child and family and decision making, it draws conclusions and makes recommendations.
Serious Case 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.
In addition, it may be decided to carry out a review of a case that does not meet the SCR criteria if it feels that the learning from the case would be of benefit to local partners.
Recent reviews carried out in Reading can be found at the bottom of this page.
Resources:
Reading SCR I17 Overview Report 2017
Reading SCR I17 Independent Chair's statement 2017
Themes from A15 & B15 Learning Lesson Reviews 2015
Learning from Partnership Review of Child D (2014)
SCR Overview Report for Child E (2011)
SCR Executive Summary for Child E (2011)