A serious case review (SCR) in England is held after a child or vulnerable adult dies or is seriously injured under circumstances where abuse or neglect are thought to have been involved.
[1] Its purpose is to learn lessons to help prevent future similar incidents.
[citation needed] The Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCB) follow statutory guidance [2] for conducting a serious case review in which the different professionals and organisations involved and the family are represented.
An SCR may also be commissioned following the death or injury of a vulnerable adult.
For example, in 2010 Warwickshire County Council commissioned an SCR following the death of 27-year old Gemma Hayter, because "a vulnerable adult had died and abuse or neglect is known or suspected to be a factor in the death; and the case gives rise to concerns about the way in which local professionals and/or services work together to safeguard vulnerable adults".