“I wanted them all to notice” – National review into the Child Sexual Abuse within the Family Environment.

In 2024 the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel completed their review of Child Sexual Abuse within the Family Environment. They analysed 136 serious child safeguarding incidents, and 41 related serious case reviews (SCRs) and local child safeguarding practice reviews (LCSPRs).

We would encourage you to read the briefing document for frontline professionals which distils the key messages from the review and can be accessed by clicking here.

You can access the full report which explores the specific challenges which feature in the identification, assessment, and response to child sexual abuse within the family environment and sets out recommendations and findings for national government and local safeguarding partners to protect children at risk by clicking here.