Practice Reviews

What is a Practice Review?

Practice Reviews are arrangements for undertaking multi-agency reviews in circumstances where abuse/neglect is known or suspected and either a child or adult at risk has died or there has been a significant incident/event resulting in a child or adult at risk sustaining serious impairment of health or development. 

This framework ensures that agencies, staff and families review in a collaborative approach to reflect and learn from what has happened.

What is the process for undertaking the Practice Review?

A multi-agency panel is established consisting of senior staff from all relevant agencies. This panel collects all the relevant information from their own individual agencies in order to develop a timeline of significant events. This is usually done by examining agency records. Another key component of this process is a facilitated practitioner focused learning event which is led by independent reviewers. This event brings together all practitioners who have had involvement with the case so that they can share their understanding of what has happened and identify key learning points.

A short animated video regarding Practice Reviews

Welsh Government further information

Recently published Practice Reviews

Child Practice Reviews 

WG S54 2019
File type Document File size
pdf WG S54 2019 - 7 Minute Briefing
472 KB
pdf WG S54 2019 - CPR Report
1.07 MB
pdf WG S54 2019 - Summary Timeline
146 KB
pdf WG S54 2019 - Terms of Reference
211 KB
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WG S58 2020
File type Document File size
pdf WG S58 2020 - 7 Minute Briefing
691 KB
pdf WG S58 2020 - CPR Report
474 KB
pdf WG S58 2020 - Summary Timeline
469 KB
pdf WG S58 2020 - Terms Of Reference
157 KB
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WG N60 2020
File type Document File size
pdf Terms of Reference for Child Practice Review - WG N60 2020
155 KB
pdf 7 Minute Briefing - WG N60 2020
443 KB
pdf Concise Child Practice Review - WG N60 2020
939 KB
pdf Summary Timeline - WG N60 2020
426 KB
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Adult Practice Reviews

File type Document File size
pdf WBA N11 2019 - 7 Minute Briefing
488 KB
pdf WBA N11 2019 - APR Report
957 KB
pdf WBA N11 2019 - Summary Timeline
429 KB
pdf WBA N11 2019 - Terms Of Reference
350 KB
pdf WGA S13 2019 APR Report
451 KB
pdf WGA S13 2019 Terms Of Reference
348 KB
pdf WGA S13 2019 7 Minute Briefing
400 KB
pdf WGA S13 2019 Summary Timeline
439 KB
pdf WGA S14 2019 7 Minute Briefing
491 KB
pdf WGA S14 2019 Summary Timeline
408 KB
pdf WGA S14 2019 Terms Of Reference
348 KB
pdf WGA S14 2019 APR Report
606 KB
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Child Practice Reviews in Wales 2020

The workshop is now available online (free of charge)