7 Minute Learning – Lambeth Safeguarding Children Partnership

Learning & 7 Minute Briefings

These briefing documents summarizes learning from our Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and other learnings from Local and National publications. You can download these for your team meetings/briefings for information purposes.

24 April 2025

National Panel Briefing

“It’s Silent”: Race, racism & safeguarding children

The National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published a new report this month, titled: “It’s Silent”: Race, racism and safeguarding children.

The report highlights important learning to inform practice and policies of safeguarding partners, strategic leaders, managers and all practitioners working directly with children, young people and families.

18 March 2025

"I wanted them all to notice"

In November 2024, the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published “I wanted them all to notice” to explore the challenges in the identification, assessment and response to child sexual abuse within the family environment.

The LSCP 7-minute briefing summarises the key learning points from the review and highlights the local support and resources available to help embed good practice.

18 March 2025

Analysis of London Rapid Reviews

In February 2025, the London Safeguarding Children Partnership published their “Rapid Review Analysis Report”. This includes analysis of 79 Rapid Reviews undertaken by Safeguarding Children Partnerships across London between April 2023-March 2024.

Important themes are highlighted around neglect, sudden & unexpected deaths in infancy, extra-familial harm and suicide.

26 September 2023

Pan London Threshold: Continuum of Help and Support

The revised thresholds document provides information for practitioners who work with children and young people on how to understand and assess the needs of those children and young people and help ensure they receive the right help at the right time.

20 June 2022

Pan London procedure for sharing information

The London Safeguarding Children Procedures has added a new chapter on information sharing in light of the recently published National Panel report on Star and Arthur. This is really important for everyone in the partnership to know and understand.

1 June 2022

National Panel briefing

(Arthur Labinjo-Hughes & Star Hobson)

The Child Safeguarding Review Panel has published its review of the tragic murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson, highlighting key learning points for frontline professionals across agencies, and practice issues for all safeguarding practitioners.

8 March 2022

Child Angela Safeguarding Practice Review

Lambeth’s Child ‘Angela’ Safeguarding Practice Review, written by independent review author Siobhan Burns, provides helpful learning for all professionals across the partnership. Related report, learning and resources can be accessed here.

21 February 2022

Non-Accidental Injury (NAI)

A short summary of findings from the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s review of serious incidents involving babies – under 1 who have been harmed or killed by their fathers or other males in a caring role for them.

21 February 2022

Domestic Abuse (DA Act)

This information sheet outlines the key elements of the new Domestic Abuse Act (2021) that are most relevant for practitioners providing support to Lambeth residents.

21 February 2022

Sexual Abuse in Schools & Colleges

A Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges: Summary review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges in England carried out by Ofsted on the request of the government produced by the NSPCC, June 2021.