Where are the views of the family?
Donna Ohdedar - Review Consulting Ltd
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Why are so many overview reports not speaking about actions undertaken to engage with families? Is it because the action was not taken or are some taking the view that the overview report is not the place to include the details?
In the Annual Review of Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews & Rapid Reviews* we were told that families’ views were missing from over one-third of the 33 Child Safeguarding Practice Review overview reports analysed.
From the Key Findings from Analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews** we learned that 6% of DHRs that were required to be resubmitted by the Home Office Quality Assurance Panel contained what was deemed to be inadequate detail about family involvement, including detail required by guidance.
The Analysis of Safeguarding Adults Reviews 2017-2019*** states that 26% of the 231 reports analysed were silent as to whether involvement had been offered or not to family members.
I struggle to believe that the necessary activity is not taking place. So take this as a nudge to remember to include all the details of what action was taken to engage with family in the overview report.
Are you ready to explore this within the DHR context? My invitation for you is to join Gaynor Mears, OBE & I on 4th August from 1.00-2.30pm to discuss the findings Click here to join us for Key Findings From Analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews .
*Dickens, Taylor, Garstang, Hallett, Rennolds, Sorensen, March 2021
**James-Hanman, Kerss, Ruskin, Mears, March 2022
*** Preston-Shoot, Braye, Preston, Allen, Spreadbury, November 2020
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Donna Ohdedar, Head of SILP
Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide, and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Click here to join. Click here to hear the latest episode of the Safeguarding & Domestic Abuse Sector podcast.
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