Learning Reviews

The Child Protection Committee, on behalf of the Chief Officers, is responsible for undertaking Reviews where these are requested by a partner agency and reporting/recommending a Learning Review when it is agreed that the national criteria is met.

The overall purpose of a Learning Review is to bring together agencies, individuals and families in a collective endeavour to learn from what has happened in order to improve and develop systems and practice in the future and thus better protect children and young people. The process is underpinned by the rights of children and young people as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Child Protection Committees must use the learning from reviews to promote good practice, improve practice and contribute to improved outcomes for children and young people.