Safeguarding review launched into the death of Ipswich toddler Isabella Wheildon
The Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership has confirmed it wants to identify learnings and recommendations for improvement
The Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership says it's been 'truly shocked' by the case of Isabella Wheildon, who was murdered in June 2023.
A safeguarding review will now be carried out, and will 'hear the voices and experiences' of Isabella’s family.
Scott Jeff has been jailed for 26 years today for Isabella’s murder.
Her Mother, Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell, pleaded guilty to causing or allowing her death and cruelty and was jailed for 10 years.
The pair are both 24 and formerly from Bedfordshire.
Jeff was found to have subjected Isabella to a "cruel campaign of violence and abuse".
Footage shows him pushing her body in a buggy for several days before he was arrested.
The Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership says the circumstances of Isabella’s death 'have had an enormous impact on her family, friends, those who knew her, and professionals who worked with the family.'
It added that the case had 'touched many people across our counties' and that all Safeguarding Partnerships locally 'have been truly shocked.'
It says it will continue to offer support to anyone who has been affected by her death.
Given the circumstances of Isabella’s death, it was agreed that a Local Children’s Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR) should be commissioned. This independent review has examined multi-agency safeguarding practice prior to her death.
The purpose is to identify learning and 'consolidate good practice.'
The report from the review includes recommendations for improvement, which relate to the individual agencies involved, multi-agency practice and national issues.
Now that the criminal trial has concluded, the voices and experiences of Isabella’s family will also be included in the review, which will be published at a later date.
Although, the Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership says that to avoid delay in implementing learning, the draft recommendations have already been shared with all the agencies involved.