71: The work of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – part one

At the end of 2024, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published a national review exploring the challenges in identifying, assessing and responding to child sexual abuse within the family environment. They also published their annual report for 2023-24, which covers the Panel’s work from April 2023 to March 2024. In January 2025, we spoke to Annie Hudson, the Chair of the Panel, and Jenny Coles, a Panel member, about what these reports mean for anyone working with children and young people. In the first half of the discussion, you’ll learn about the findings from the two reports. Part two covers how the Panel translates the learning from its reports into improvements to safeguarding practice. Listen to part two. You can read this episode’s transcript on the NSPCC Learning website. 💬 About the speakers Annie Hudson is the Chair of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. A social worker by profession, Annie has held a range of practice, leadership and academic posts, including Strategic Director of Children’s Services for Lambeth London Borough Council and Director of Children’s Services for Bristol City Council. Jenny Coles has been a member of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel since December 2021. Jenny is a qualified social worker and has been a senior manager in local authority children’s services since 1997. Jenny was the President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services from April 2020 to April 2021. 📚 Resources mentioned in this episode  > Read our CASPAR briefing summarising the National review into child sexual abuse within the family environment  > Read our CASPAR briefing summarising the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel annual report 2023/24  > View our full collection of CASPAR briefings, including those covering previous Panel annual reports  > Read our CASPAR briefing on the national review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson Intro/outro music is Lights by Sappheiros