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Publication date December 2022
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The Department for Education (DfE) has published findings from an analysis of serious case reviews (SCRs) in England between April 2017 and September 20191, undertaken by the Universities of East Anglia and Birmingham. This is the final review in a series of government-commissioned biennial and triennial reviews of serious case reviews.

Our briefing summarises findings and key themes from the report around:

  • patterns and trends of maltreatment
  • neglect
  • professional practice
  • the voice of the child
  • intra-familial child sexual abuse.

References

Dickens, J et al (2022) Learning for the future: final analysis of serious case reviews, 2017 to 2019 (PDF) London: Department for Education (DfE)
Summary of Learning for the future: final analysis of serious case reviews, 2017 to 2019
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