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National Panel  

The Panel was established under the Children and Social Work Act 2017 and operates under the relevant legislation and statutory guidance. The Panel has the power to commission reviews of serious child safeguarding cases and to work with local safeguarding partners to improve learning and professional practice arising from such cases. 

Six key practice themes to make a difference (as identified by The National Panel).

• Effective leadership and culture supporting critical thinking and professional challenge

• Giving central consideration to racial, ethnic, and cultural identity and impact on the lived experience of children and families

• The importance of a whole family approach to risk assessment and support

• Recognising and responding to the vulnerability of babies

• Domestic abuse and harm to children – working across services

• Keeping a focus on risks outside the family

Section 5 and 6 of the full report provides an extended outline of each theme, with learning drawn from reviews and illustrative case studies. 

This podcast from NSPCC Learning discusses the work of the CSPR Panel.

National Panel Reports

National Panel Annual report 2023-2024 

Race, racism and safeguarding children (March 2025)

Child Sexual Abuse within the family environment (Nov 2024)

Safeguarding children in elective home education (Oct 2024) 

NSPCC Case Reviews

The NSPCC have a list of published Case Reviews here.