NSPCC Learning has published a CASPAR briefing summarising the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s national review into the broader safeguarding issues raised by the death of baby Victoria Marten. The national review sets out learning for safeguarding partners in England. The learning highlights the need for: earlier and stronger pre-birth safeguarding; better trauma-informed practice when working with families; clearer arrangements and multi-agency planning when families move frequently; and better engagement with and support for parents before and after care proceedings.
Read the briefing: Summary of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s national review into the death of baby Victoria Marten: CASPAR briefing
Source: NSPCC Learning
Date published: 19 February 2026
