Since 1st April 2008 all Local Safeguarding Children Boards(LSCB) in England and Wales are required to have in place a Rapid Response Process (RRP) and a Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP), as outlined in Chapter 7, Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006).

LSCBs are responsible for collecting and analysing information about all the deaths of children and young people (up to the age of 18 years) in their area. This information will identify patterns and trends, enabling specific action, which may prevent some deaths in the future.

The Tees Child Death Review Project, managed by Redcar and Cleveland SCB and also on behalf of the LSCBs covering Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, and Stockton, provides a dedicated service to ensure the statutory requirements relating to child death review functions are implemented.

The following Powerpoint has been developed for use in staff or team briefings to ensure that all staff are aware of their role in Child Death Reviews around unexpected deaths.

Briefing on Unexpected Deaths 09.pdf

For further details about Child Death Review functions please contact the Child Death Review Team.

Child death review team

Email: cdrp@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Child Death Review Administrator
Tel: (01642) 304516
Fax: (01642) 304523

Address:
West Locality Base
Daisy Lane
Overfields
Redcar
TS7 9JF

Tees Annual Report 2008/09
Child Death Overview Panel Annual Report 2008 - 2009.pdf

Other Documents
Inter-agency Protocol for Rapid Response to Unexpected deaths in Childhood.pdf

Child death overview panel.pdf

Notification of Child Deaths.pdf

Form A updated notification of death.doc

Information for Professionals.pdf

Information for Parents and Carers Leaflets.pdf

Further detailed information can be found on the following websites:
www.everychildmatters.gov.uk
www.cemach.org.uk