Last updated: 9 February 2024

Next review: 18 January 2025

Child Death

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 sets out requirements for “child death review partners” (consisting of local authorities and any clinical commissioning groups for the local area). This is to make arrangements to review child deaths through a specific process.  

The child death review reflects in detail on the history of the involvement of the different agencies across all sectors with every child death. It aims to consider any lessons to be learned, issues to be addressed, or opportunities for improving services. Below are some useful links: 

Strategic Partnership Boards has the most recent summary of the Child Death Review annual report.

Contact

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Child Death Review Hub coordinators