Review of the implementation of the Child Practice Review Framework

This review assesses the extent to which the intended improvements on the previous system can be seen two years after the implementation of Child Practice Reviews.

When proposals to replace the Serious Case Review process were set out to the National Assembly for Wales a commitment was given by the then Deputy Minister to review the new arrangements within two years of implementation. The requirement for Child Practice Reviews (CPR) became statutory in January 2013.

This review of the implementation of the CPR Framework draws on various sources of evidence:

Welsh Government monitoring data
notifications to the Welsh Government of the intention to undertake a CPR or Multi-Agency Professional Forum
the 10 published CPRs to date
interviews with a range of stakeholders.

The findings are organised under five themes that emerged from the review:

awareness of CPRs
decisions about proceeding to a CPR
time and resources required to undertake a CPR
level of involvement of different stakeholders
effectiveness of dissemination.

The review concludes with a series of recommendations for future practice.

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