When serious case reviews were first implemented, many of us working in children's services found them to be a helpful learning tool in difficult circumstances. The small pool of independent reviewers and authors has done much to bring to light the types of structural and individual practice that can lead to oversights, mistakes and difficulties. But years on from the first serious case review, we are now concerned about how the learning from reviews is used to improve future practice and, most importantly, the safety of children nationwide.

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