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Serious case reviews

Chaired by: Simon Hart, Independent Chair, Barking & Dagenham LSCB (simon.hart@lbbd.gov.uk)
Membership: Membership is made up of representatives from London’s Local Safeguarding Children Boards, NHS London, the Metropolitan Police Service and other statutory and non-statutory agencies.
Future meeting dates (all at London Councils, 59½ Southwark Street):

Thursday 20 May (2.30pm – 4.30pm)
Thursday 8 September (10.30 – 12.30)
Thursday 8 December (10.00 – 12.00)

Agendas for meetings will be circulated in advance. All subgroup members are asked to notify the London Safeguarding Children Board of their intention to attend at least 2 days in advance of the meeting - ian.dean@londoncouncils.gov.uk (for security purposes only those who have notified attendance can be admitted).

For more information about the subgroup, please contact Ian Dean – ian.dean@londoncouncils.gov.uk, 020 7934 9714

London Serious Case Reviews Toolkit

The London Serious Case Review (SCR) Toolkit is designed to provide supplementary guidance to Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) members in the whole process of undertaking a SCR. Its focus is to support the carrying out of a SCR effectively, through supporting consistency in approach, providing additional guidance on undertaking the process and sharing learning and emerging good practice tools and exemplars. The overall aim is to maximise the learning that comes from the SCR in a local area. Please follow the link below to download a copy:

London Serious Case Reviews Toolkit

The London Board is issuing this guidance in draft as the process of SCRs is constantly evolving and the Board is mindful of the fact that there will be a need to revise it in light of any significant changes. For example, an update is being considered in light of the recent decision to publish overview reports in full where the SCR was commenced after the 10th June 2010.

The Board recognises that this toolkit is likely to be of most use to LSCBs where a SCR has not been conducted recently. The London Board website will continue to be updated with useful tools and exemplars as they are identified.

Serious case reviews in London

Please follow the link below to download background paper from GOL, which reports on key issues arising from the serious case reviews (SCRs) concluded in the London region between April 2006 and September 2009 and considers the London cases against the context of the national SCR studies.

Serious case reviews in London