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- 20. Serious Case Reviews (Updated 2022)
- Sharing Findings with Victims
20. Serious Case Reviews (Updated 2022)
Sharing Findings with Victims
20.28 The SCR author should redact the approved report (if necessary), removing third party data, sensitive intelligence etc. in line with the Data Protection Act 2018. A record of the redactions made should be recorded in a redaction log and approved by the SMB Chair. The person identified by the SMB Chair should meet the victim and/or their family by personal arrangement at a suitable location to provide them with a redacted copy of the report. It is good practice to deliver the report as a two stage process, with an initial meeting to give the victim and their family a copy of the report and set out the key messages and a follow-up meeting to answer any questions the victim and their family have after they have had time to read the report and reflect. These meetings should build on the previous contact with the victim and their family (see 20.13-20.14 above). The meeting may include the FLO/VLO or other agency/family representative as appropriate. Conversations with the victim and their family should be conducted with honesty and sensitivity. The victim and their family should be reminded that they have been given a copy of the report in confidence. The person identified by the SMB Chair to share the report and its findings should also be aware of any other reviews being conducted and shared with the victim and their family, in order to co-ordinate information sharing and not overwhelm the recipients.
- Introduction
- When to Commission a MAPPA Serious Case Review
- Consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Police
- Appointing an SCR Author and SCR Panel
- Keeping Victims Informed
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equality
- Process and Timescales
- Conducting the SCR
- Terms of Reference
- Producing the SCR Report
- Sharing Findings with Victims
- Discontinuing an SCR
- Action Plan
- Audit
- Other Reviews
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