Decision details
Approval of the Partnership Agreement for the Child Death Review Service
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The purpose of the report is to seek approval
of a Partnership Agreement for the Child Death Review
Service.
Recent changes in legislation sets out how local authorities and
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are required to come together
as the Child Death Review (CDR) Partners. Under the new
legislation, partners must make arrangements to review every death
of a child normally resident in the local area. The CDR systems are
required to encompass operational footprints with a minimum case
review level of 60 cases per annum.
To achieve this larger footprint, a Child Death Review partnership
will be established between Clinical Commissioning Group and the
London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest and City
and Hackney. The London Borough of Newham will act as a
‘hub’ hosting a central coordination function on behalf
of the other partners. This means that the London Borough of Newham
will be undertaking some statutory functions on behalf of the
London Borough of Tower Hamlets in order to be compliant with the
changes in legislation. This will be underpinned by a Partnership
Agreement between all the partners.
Decision:
DECISION
1. To approve that the London Borough of Tower Hamlets joins theChild Death Review Partnership, as set out in the report under which the London Borough of Newham will undertake the relevant statutory functions on behalf of Tower Hamlets.
2. To Authorise the Director of Legal Services to approve and sign the Partnership Agreement.
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, HEALTH, ADULTS AND COMMUNITY (D. RADLEY)
(Associate Director of Public Health (K. Cole)
Report author: Sarah Blair
Publication date: 20/01/2022
Date of decision: 18/01/2022
Decided at meeting: 18/01/2022 - Cabinet
Effective from: 28/01/2022
Accompanying Documents:
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