Local learning reviews

This page brings together learning from safeguarding reviews across Devon. These reviews help agencies improve practice and outcomes for children by identifying what works and where systems can be strengthened.

For information on how reviews are undertaken, including Rapid Reviews and referral processes, see our safeguarding practice review process guidance.

Devon Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

Below are links to the most recent Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews published by the Devon Safeguarding Children Partnership.

• Child Safeguarding Practice Review – effective multi-agency practice in identifying and responding to child neglect (Executive Summary)
• Child Safeguarding Practice Review – effective multi-agency practice in identifying and responding to child neglect (Learning Briefing)
• Child Safeguarding Practice Review – An appreciative inquiry into learning barriers and challenges following a review of the death of Child Jody
• Child Safeguarding Practice Review – Devon & Lancashire – A child-centred review of learning, barriers and challenges following a review of the significant harm suffered by Child Sydney (full report)

Rapid Review briefings

Adolescents

• Learning briefing: Ricki – Adolescent’s safety and care (2025)
• Learning briefing: Morgan – Substance abuse death (2022)
• Learning briefing: Riley – Teenage suicide (2022)

Neglect

• Learning briefing: Quinn – Neglect (2021)

Physical harm

• Learning briefing: Alex – Non-accidental injury (2025)
• Learning briefing: Ashley – Baby with physical injuries (2023)
• Learning briefing: Harley – Non-accidental injury (2023)
• Learning briefing: Ashton – Child death baby under 1 (2022)
• Learning briefing: Infant B – Non-accidental injury (2022)

Safeguarding practice review process guidance

Please see our safeguarding practice review process guidance for full process details and further resources, including:

• Template Individual Agency Summary form
• Rapid Review referral flowchart

Our thematic reviews

We periodically conduct thematic reviews into key areas of practice to aid improvement and achieve better outcomes. Please see our thematic review learning briefings for further guidance.

National case reviews

National case reviews are undertaken when a serious safeguarding case raises issues of national importance. Please refer to our national case review page for further guidance and resources.

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