Protecting all vulnerable babies better: a government response
The government’s response to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s national review into the death of baby Victoria Marten published in February 2026.
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The cross-government response to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s Protecting all vulnerable babies better: national review into the broader safeguarding issues raised by the death of baby Victoria Marten brings together coordinated action across:
- adult and children’s social care
- health
- policing
- justice
- housing
- wider public services
It provides a commitment to implement all 8 of the Panel’s national recommendations, as well as considering the broader learnings and key findings from the review.
The letter from the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, to Sir David Holmes, Chair of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel thanks the Panel for their work and provides an overview of the response.