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

The aim of this activity is:

• Robust mechanisms for the identification, consideration and undertaking of significant case reviews including evaluation processes for actions resulting from the review are in place.

• Learning from reviews of local practice, and practice in other areas where relevant, is identified and disseminated. This includes learning from significant case reviews, inspection reports and other enquiry reports