The watchdog published Learning Lessons: Taking Action today (1 December), which looks at the first 50 serious case reviews assessed by Ofsted between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008.
Serious case reviews are carried out by local safeguarding children boards following the death or serious injury of a child where abuse or neglect is known or suspected.
Ofsted blamed lengthy timescales for reviews which were judged as inadequate, with some taking up to three years to complete.
Inspectors also criticised weaknesses in record keeping, poor communication and a lack of staff training on how to identify and report suspected child abuse.
Ofsted said these weaknesses had a direct impact on the quality of the findings, the impact of lessons learned and the potential to take action where failings were identified.
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