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Serious Case Reviews and Child Death Reviews

Child Death Reviews

A Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) was established by Durham Local Safeguarding Children Board and Darlington Safeguarding Children Board to ensure that each child death had an appropriate review.

The Child Death Overview Panel is a sub-committee of both Durham and Darlington Safeguarding Children Partnerships. It is responsible for reviewing the available information on all child deaths and is accountable to the Safeguarding Partners.  You can download the Child Death Review Annual Report from the link below.

Downloads
  1. Durham and Darlington Child Death Review Annual Report 2019-20

Child Death Review –  Updated Operational and Statutory Guidance, 25th January 2019 can be accessed here

National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel – Annual Report 2018/19

Serious Case Reviews

A Serious Case Review (SCR) is Undertaken by Durham LSCB for every case where the criteria is met as set out in Working Together 2015. Serious Case Reviews are carried out to ensure that lessons are learnt.  This includes:

  • Abuse or neglect is known – or suspected – and either:
  • A child dies
  • A child is seriously harmed and there are concerns about how organisations or professionals worked together to protect the child
  • A child dies while being detained in custody; in police custody; on remand or following sentencing in a Young Offender Institution; in a secure training centre or a secure children’s home or where the child was detained under the Mental Health Act 2005
  • Suspected suicide cases
  • Serious Case Reviews are carried out to ensure that lessons are learnt

Once completed Durham SCP will publish an anonymised reports for a 12 month period following publication.

Published Reports

Report Reference (click name for report) Date Published
Isobel 18 August 2020
Baby Molly 18 August 2020
Baby Freddie 18 August 2020
Ethan 18 August 2020

The Jackson Family                                            24 February 2021

Case Summaries – Learning (updated Oct 2020)

  • 5 Year old Child
  • 6 Year old Child

14 July 2020 – Briefing Paper : Child Suicide during Covid. Click the title to access a paper completed by the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) which looks at the impact of Covid-19 on children.

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  • Relationships Matter – Reducing Parental Conflict
  • Relationships Matter -Reducing Parental Conflict
  • Thresholds
  • Training Programme
    • Training Materials
    • DSCP E-Learning Courses
    • Other E-Learning Courses
    • Other training available for Partners
      • Unintentional Injury Programme
  • Signs of Safety
  • Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements
    • Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub
    • Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference
    • Performance Management and Section 11 Audits
    • Safer Workforce
    • Self Harm and Suicide
    • Alcohol Licensing
    • PREVENT – Counter Terrorism
    • Information and Pro Forma for GPs
  • Serious Case Reviews and Child Death Reviews
  • Information Sharing
  • Missing and Exploited Children
    • Child Sexual Exploitation
    • Missing Children
    • Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)
  • Toolkits and Guidance for Practitioners
    • Single Assessment Procedures
    • Toolkits and guidance for practitioners
    • Chronologies
  • Key Reports
  • Useful Links

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