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National Review Of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson

We all have an obligation to learn from the deaths of Arthur and Star to improve child protection practices.

On 26th May 2022, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel published its latest national review, which looked at the tragically short lives of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson. The review was the first of its kind and aimed to understand what happened to Arthur and Star. It considered how agencies acted to safeguard both children, and what factors enabled or limited their ability to protect them, in order to identify improvements for the future. The review also looks at the wider evidence base from the hundreds of serious safeguarding incidents seen by the Panel to consider whether Arthur’s and Star’s murders reflect wider national issues in child protection. The review concludes that what happened to Arthur and Star reflect perennial issues in the way in which children are protected. The review, therefore, makes a number of local recommendations reflecting the local context as well as eight national recommendations to strengthen the child protection system at all levels. 

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has developed a briefing note for child protection professionals across England which aims to summarise the key learning points from the independent national review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson.

It outlines the main practice and systems issues that featured in Arthur and Star’s stories, which professionals might want to reflect on.

BRIEFING NOTE FOR CHILD PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL ACROSS ENGLAND

The full review can be accessed via: 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-review-into-the-murders-of-arthur-labinjo-hughes-and-star-hobson

To support learning the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel have made available a recorded webinar via their You Tube Channel  - with a focus on those who work directly with children and their families. 

WEBINAR OF NATIONAL REVIEW OF ARTHUR LABINJO-HUGHES AND STAR HOBSON

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