Effectively Chairing an ASB Case Review

An overview of the ASB Case Review: An overview of the key principles, relevant bodies and the threshold including the importance of taking a harm-centred approach to applications. 

 

Best Practices: Understanding the importance of independent chairs and the role of victim participation in the review process.

 

Chair’s Responsibilities: The role of the chair, including managing victim attendance i.e. putting them at ease, managing expectations, keeping meetings on track and avoiding diversions onto service complaints.

 

Pre-Panel Preparation: Guidance on pre-meeting preparations includes ensuring effective information sharing, understanding what documents you should see sight of, ensuring appropriate stakeholders are present at the table, and facilitating timely and clear communication

 

Meeting Structure: Guidance on organising, structuring and chairing case reviews, including the drafting of action plans. 

 

Post-Review Actions: What responsibilities the chair has after the review with regards to the action plan if it is not fulfilled by agencies. What to do if an action plan is appealed, with insights from how appeals are handled in other areas and key considerations for the process.

 

Overcoming Challenges: Strategies for managing common issues and obstacles such as lack of preparation by panel members, missing information, hindsight bias and conflicts between partners regarding proposed actions.