When a child dies or is seriously harmed, including death by suspected suicide, and abuse or neglect is known or suspected to be a factor in the death, the Safeguarding Children Partnership may decide to conduct a Child Safeguarding Practice review (formerly known as Serious Case Review or SCR) to examine organisations' involvement with the family and identify learning for future improvement.
Barnet Safeguarding Children Partnership (BSCP) today publishes a Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR). An LCSPR is undertaken when there is potential to improve professional practice, learning, and outcomes for children. The LCSPR report entitled ‘Child Marcus’ is an independent review into harm experienced by ‘Marcus’, a child who resided in Barnet. Marcus is now safe and well in the care of the local authority.
An extensive analysis of the multi-agency services provided to Marcus and his family took place during the review, and the learning from this has been summarised. The review also highlights examples of strong and committed multi-agency safeguarding practice. The recommendations detailed in the review have been accepted in full by Barnet and action will continually be taken, both locally and nationally, to drive these recommendations forward.
Thanks is given to Marcus’s mother and multi-agency professionals for their involvement in the development of this report.
Since BSCP commissioned this local CSPR an action plan has been developed which can be found here. This action plan is monitored, tracked and enhanced through the Learning & Thematic Review Group to ensure the local system is strengthened.
A 7 minute briefing summary of the local CSPR can also be found here.
BSCP has already commenced dissemination across the multi agency partnership in respect of this local CSPR and you can view one of our webinars here.
BSCP concluded a local CSPR in Spring 2023 following the death of a mother and her child who resided in Barnet. The full local CSPR has been submitted to the national child safeguarding practice review panel and other relevant bodies. However, to support the protection of the identity of those involved in this review, the Partnership agreed to provide a brief learning review of which has been disseminated across multi agency partners and actions are tracked through the respective partnership sub groups.
7 minute briefing
“Barnet Safeguarding Children Partnership (BSCP) today publishes a local Child Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR). An LCSPR is undertaken when it is considered that there is potential to identify improvements to practice and for national learning. The LCSPR report entitled ‘ Child L’, is an independent review into harm experienced by a child who was known to both Barnet and Brent multi-agency safeguarding services. The child is now safe and well in the care of the local authority.
The review was conducted jointly with Brent Safeguarding Children Partnership and included an extensive analysis of the multi-agency services provided to Child L and his mother. The review includes a summary of learning for Barnet, for Brent and nationally. The review also found a number of examples of strong and committed multi-agency safeguarding practice over the unprecedented Covid19 pandemic. Barnet and Brent accept the recommendations of the review in full and continue to take action, both locally and nationally, to take forward the recommendations.”
Child L local CSPR
Child L 7 minute briefing for multi agency services
SCR Child E, January 2018
Child E report
Child E action plan
SCR Child A, May 2016
Child A report
SCR Child D, April 2009
Child D executive summary
SCR Child S, 2008
Child S report