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Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is an independent body that oversees child safeguarding practice reviews in England. It aims to improve learning and practice to better protect children by analyzing serious child safeguarding cases and sharing findings with relevant agencies.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.
2

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.
0.2

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.
1156

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.
26.2

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.
0%

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.
100%
Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

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Education Secretary appoints new chair of Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

Education Secretary appoints new chair of Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

Sunday, 27 April 2025

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has appointed Sir David Holmes as the new Chair of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel....

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Safeguarding reviews silent on Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children

Safeguarding reviews silent on Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children

Tuesday, 11 March 2025

A new report about race and racism in child safeguarding reveals local areas are failing to address the safeguarding needs of Black, Asian and Mixed H...

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‘Mission led’ government must centre vulnerable children

‘Mission led’ government must centre vulnerable children

Thursday, 12 December 2024

A new report reveals that 485 children were affected by serious child safeguarding incidents between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024....

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Safeguarding experts demand national action plan to tackle child sexual abuse

Safeguarding experts demand national action plan to tackle child sexual abuse

Tuesday, 26 November 2024

A national child safeguarding practice review has investigated the experiences of 193 children who were sexually abused by a family member....

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Experts demand accelerated change in multi agency safeguarding practice

Experts demand accelerated change in multi agency safeguarding practice

Tuesday, 30 January 2024

A report assessing data from local safeguarding incidents in England will assist learning and drive improvement to help families and protect children....

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Government responds to our safeguarding disabled children review

Government responds to our safeguarding disabled children review

Tuesday, 19 December 2023

A statement from the panel following the government's response to 'Safeguarding children with disabilities in residential settings'....

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Experts demand major overhaul of safeguarding system to protect children with disabilities from abuse at children’s homes

Experts demand major overhaul of safeguarding system to protect children with disabilities from abuse at children’s homes

Thursday, 20 April 2023

A report investigating abuse and neglect in residential settings for disabled children sets out the case for fundamental changes in provision....

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Expert panel calls for stronger child protection measures

Expert panel calls for stronger child protection measures

Thursday, 15 December 2022

A new report by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel reveals almost 400 children were seriously abused or neglected in England in 2021....

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Urgent action to protect children with disabilities from abuse

Urgent action to protect children with disabilities from abuse

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

A report investigating allegations of abuse at residential homes for disabled children demands urgent action to protect those in similar circumstances...

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New expert child protection units across the country

New expert child protection units across the country

Thursday, 26 May 2022

A report investigating the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson is calling for every local area to have an expert child protection unit....

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New review investigates babies harmed by fathers and stepfathers

New review investigates babies harmed by fathers and stepfathers

Thursday, 16 September 2021

An independent review into safeguarding children under 1 from non-accidental injury caused by male carers....

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Safeguarding system needs to tackle “stubborn challenges”

Safeguarding system needs to tackle “stubborn challenges”

Thursday, 13 May 2021

A new report calls for government departments and all those who work to safeguard children to have a shared focus on tackling the “stubborn challenges...

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Support frontline workers to engage parents struggling with safer sleeping advice

Support frontline workers to engage parents struggling with safer sleeping advice

Wednesday, 15 July 2020

A new report by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel calls for new tools to help prevent the sudden unexpected death of infants (SUDI)....

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Safeguarding system needs to do more to protect teens and infants from abuse and neglect

Safeguarding system needs to do more to protect teens and infants from abuse and neglect

Wednesday, 04 March 2020

A new report by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel calls for improvements to the safeguarding system. ...

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