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Child safeguarding impact report

Completed
Published 16 June 2025 · Commissioned by Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Education

Research about supporting local safeguarding partners to learn from serious child safeguarding incidents.

Government Response

No government response published. This is an independent evaluation (by IFF Research) commissioned by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, an arm's-length body, to assess the impact of the Panel's own work. Its recommendations are directed at the Panel's own operations rather than at government, so a separate government response is not the expected vehicle.

Recommendations

Recommendation 1
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
Develop learning and capacity through bringing together Panel reports and materials into a central hub or website.
Recommendation 2
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
Build data capacity and infrastructure so that the Panel can make better use of data to enable learning at every level of the system.
Recommendation 3
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
Ensure Panel includes members with recent strategic experience in child safeguarding contexts.
Recommendation 4
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
Increase Panel capacity at regional level by growing and promoting the role of the dedicated Panel leads for each region.
Recommendation 5
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
Build the learning programme for LSPs. Increase two-way dialogue between LSPs and Panel.
No recommendations with this response.