Serious Case Review – Children BW and CW

Please find to the right hand side of this page the Executive Summary of the Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Board's Serious Case Review into the death of Child BW and serious harm to Child CW, together with a Press Statement from WSCB's Independent Chair, Hilary Thompson

Serious Case Reviews (SCR)

Serious Case Reviews were established to ensure that lessons are learned from the cases of children and young people that will protect and keep children safe in the future.

Serious Case Reviews bring together the records of all agencies that have had involvement with the child or family. An overview report is produced which provides a complete picture of events. This report contains analysis of contact with the child and family and decision making, it draws conclusions and makes recommendations.

Serious Case Reviews are undertaken to:

• Establish what lessons are to be learned from the case about the way in which local professionals and organisations work individually and together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children;
• Identify clearly what those lessons are both within and between agencies, what actions are required and in what timescales and what is expected to change as a result; and
• Improve intra and inter agency working and better safeguard the welfare of children.

Chapter 8, Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010) outlines the statutory requirement of LSCB's to undertake reviews of cases.

The following documents are available for you to download on the right handside of this page:

• Serious Case Reviews: Information for Professionals
• WSCB Serious Case Reviews: Information For Families
• Serious Case Review Briefing (presentation for use with teams)
• SCR Child M   Executive Summary