New chair of Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has appointed Sir David Holmes as the new Chair of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, he will serve a 4-year term from 23 June 2025. Sir David Holmes follows Annie Hudson who has served as Chair of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel for the past 5 years.
This appointment builds on the announcement that the panel will form the foundation from which to build the Child Protection Authority (CPA) in England. The CPA will be established to make the child protection system clearer and more unified, and ensure ongoing improvement for child and youth victims of abuse and neglect through effective, evidence-based support for practitioners.
