Events

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This webinar presented emerging national themes identified by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel through analysis of serious child safeguarding incidents. Panel members discussed cross-cutting issues and trends affecting children and families. The session focused on what these themes mean for safeguarding practice and how partners can use national learning to inform local improvement and...

This webinar explored what good practice looks like when notifying and reviewing serious child safeguarding incidents. Panel members and expert contributors outlined statutory expectations and shared practical insights from review activity. The session examined quality assurance, consistency and learning-focused approaches, and provided opportunities for participants to reflect on their own local processes.

This webinar focused on the extra-familial harm themes identified in the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s 2023–24 Annual Report. Panel members discussed patterns relating to exploitation, serious youth violence and risks occurring outside the family environment. Speakers reflected on implications for contextual safeguarding, partnership working and prevention, and highlighted learning for local areas responding to...

This webinar introduced the Panel’s Learning Support and Capability Project, which aimed to strengthen how learning from serious child safeguarding incidents is supported and applied. Speakers outlined the rationale for the project and its key recommendations. The discussion focused on building practitioner capability, supporting reflective practice, and improving the consistency and quality of learning across...

This webinar formed part of the Panel’s work on race, racism and safeguarding, drawing on learning from national reviews and thematic analysis. Speakers explored how structural and institutional racism can influence decision-making and outcomes for children. The session highlighted key findings from the Panel’s work, discussed implications for practice, and considered how safeguarding systems can...

This webinar examined how learning from serious child safeguarding incidents can be more effectively shared and embedded across local and national systems. Panel representatives discussed common challenges in translating learning into practice. Speakers highlighted examples of effective dissemination, considered the role of leadership and culture, and explored how safeguarding partners can ensure learning leads to...

This webinar focused on the mental health themes highlighted in the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s 2023–24 Annual Report. Panel members presented emerging national patterns linking children’s mental health needs with serious safeguarding incidents. The discussion considered how services can respond more effectively to children experiencing mental ill health, the role of multi-agency working, and...

This webinar explored the findings of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s national review into child sexual abuse within the family environment. Panel members discussed patterns identified across serious incidents, the complexity of recognition and disclosure, and the implications for frontline safeguarding practice. Speakers outlined key learning for professionals working with children and families, reflected...