The voice of the child: learning from case reviews | NSPCC Learning

This NSPCC Learning report examines serious case reviews to identify barriers that prevent children's voices from being heard and acted upon in child protection processes. The report focuses on understanding what lessons can be learned from case reviews about facilitating child participation in safeguarding. It addresses both obstacles to listening to children and practical approaches to overcome them.

Key points

• Serious case reviews reveal systematic barriers to hearing children's voices in child protection
• The report identifies factors that prevent children from being heard and facilitated in protection processes
• Lessons are drawn from case review findings about how to improve child participation

Limitations

The document excerpt provided does not contain sufficient detail to identify specific findings, evidence tier, or study methodology. A full review of the complete report would be needed to assess evidence quality and extract quantitative or detailed qualitative findings.