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)

Councillor Asma Begum, Statutory Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Children, Youth Services, Education and Equalities, introduced the report asking for approval of a partnership agreement for the Child Death Review Service. It was important that child deaths were reviewed to help learn what happened and why with the aim of reducing future deaths. New statutory requirements on the number of reviews that must take place mean a partnership is the best way of achieving this. Cabinet approval is required to join the partnership.

The Mayor welcomed the report and proposed the recommendations as set out. These were agreed unanimously by the Members present and it was:

RESOLVED

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.