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National reviews

The Panel decides whether to commission national reviews of notified serious child safeguarding incidents. The Panel’s decision includes whether the incident:

  • highlights or may highlight improvements needed to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, including where those improvements have been previously identified
  • raises or may raise issues requiring legislative change or changes to guidance issued under or further to any enactment
  • highlights or may highlight recurrent themes in the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children