Child death processes
Child Death Overview Panels were established in 2008 in order to meet the statutory requirements which can be found in:
To notify us about the death of a child please complete this electronic form within 24 hours: Notification of Child Death
If you have any problems with submitting a notification via the above link please email us at: cdop@sheffield.gov.uk
What is a Child Death Review?
Child Death Review partners (local authorities and clinical commissioning groups) for the local area must make arrangements to review the deaths of all children normally resident in the local area, and if they consider appropriate for any non-resident child, who has died in their area, up to their 18th birthday.
Why does a Child's death need reviewing?
The process of reviewing all children’s deaths is grounded in respect for the rights of children and their families, with the intention of improving the health and safety of children and preventing future child deaths, and to improve the experience of families, as well as professionals, after the death of a child by identifying improvements that can be made in the services provided.
South Yorkshire Arrangements
Since 2019, Sheffield CDOP entered into a formal collaboration with neighbouring authorities of Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham to share anonymised data and consider action that would be taken on a regional basis:
How is learning captured nationally?
The National Child Mortality Database is used to systematically capture information following a child death; this will enable local learning, but will also identify learning at a national level and inform changes in policy and practice.
CDOP learning briefs
Joint Annual Report
The joint annual report provides an overview of the collective child death processes and arrangements across South Yorkshire