The move follows concerns raised last year by the National Panel of Independent Experts on Serious Case Reviews about decisions taken over whether or not to initiate serious case reviews (SCRs).
The panel said many local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) were choosing not to conduct an SCR when one would have been appropriate due to concerns over the impact it would have on costs and workloads.
Currently, an SCR must be undertaken if abuse or neglect of a child is known or suspected; and, either the child has died; or the child has been seriously harmed and there is cause for concern as to the way in which the authority, local agencies or other relevant persons have worked together to safeguard the child.
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