18th Apr 2008

From 1^st April 2008, the Child Death Overview Panel will receive information on all deaths of children and young people, from 0 to 18 inclusive, living in the North Yorkshire area.

The purpose of this panel is to review child deaths to identify trends and actions that can be taken on a population wide basis to improve the health and safety of all children, both locally and regionally.

The Child Death Overview Panel is set up under the auspices of the Safeguarding Children Board. It has been agreed that North Yorkshire and City of York will join together to share a panel that will meet on a regular basis. Its findings will be fed into the two Safeguarding Children Boards. Chapter 7 of "Working Together" sets out the procedures to be followed when a child dies. A North Yorkshire procedure – setting out local arrangements – is being produced and will be available on this website in May.

Notifications of child deaths

To notify either the City of York or the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Board of a child death please download a notification form here (Word document form) or for a Acrobat pdf form to be completed by hand click here.

Alternatively contact the CDP Administrator at:

cdop@northyorks.gov.uk or

Dee Dutton, CDOP Administrator: telephone 01609 535182, or

Liz Carr, CDOP Policy Officer: telephone 01609 536909 or Fax: 01609 533293

Procedure and documents

Rapid response to unexpected child deaths

To download the expected child death rapid response procedure please click here (Please note that although this is a draft procedure it should be used in the City of York and North Yorkshire area)

Child death overview panel

To download the child death overview panel procedure please click here. ( Please note that although this is a draft procedure it should be used in the City of York and North Yorkshire area)