On the back of recommendations made in Alan Wood's review of LSCBs last year, the current system of serious case reviews (SCRs) is set to be scrapped and replaced with a new way of investigating child deaths.
The review's key recommendations have been made law through the Children and Social Work Act 2017, which received Royal Assent in April 2017, but have yet to be formally enacted.
Once the legislation is triggered, the requirement for councils to have LSCBs will be replaced with a requirement on three partners - local authorities, the police and the health service - to make arrangements for working together on child protection in a local area.
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