Issue - meetings

The Chair submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the new statutory requirements and accountability for oversight of all child deaths in Stockport.  The report outlined the current arrangements and the new processes to ensure that they were compliant with national legislation.  It was stated that the Health & Wellbeing Board would scrutinise the Child Death Overview Panel process, receive information such as the annual report and consider emerging trends in child deaths with the aim of preventing further deaths.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a joint report of the Director of Public Health and Director of Children’s Services

The report informs the Health and Well Being Board of the new statutory requirements and accountability for oversight of all child deaths in Stockport. It outlines the current arrangements and the new processes to ensure that we are compliant with national legislation. The Health and Well Being Board will scrutinise the Child Death overview panel (CDOP) process, receive information such as the annual report and consider emerging trends in child deaths with the aim to prevent further deaths.

The Health and Wellbeing Board is asked to

·         confirm and accept the responsibility for governance of CDOP to be transferred from Stockport Children’s Safeguarding Board to the Health and Wellbeing Board.

·         to ensure that mortality reviews of all children who have died within their services are carried out using a multi-agency model of review. 

·         note that they will receive the 18/19 CDOP report upon completion.

Officer contacts: Dr Donna Sager / Chris McLoughlin, 0161-474-3928 / 4624,

donna.sager@stockport.gov.uk  / chris.mcloughlin@stockport.gov.uk

A joint report of the Director of Public Health and the Director of Children’s Services was submitted (copies of which had been circulated) informing the Board of the new statutory requirements and accountability for oversight of all child deaths in Stockport, including a new process to ensure compliance with national legislation. Under this process the Board would scrutinise the Child Death overview panel (CDOP) process, receive information such as the annual report and consider emerging trends in child deaths with the aim to prevent further deaths.

RESOLVED – That in relation to Child Death Overview Panels (CDOP),

·           the responsibility for governance of CDOP being transferred from Stockport Children’s Safeguarding Board to the Health and Wellbeing Board be confirmed and accepted;

·           mortality reviews of all children who have died within local services be carried out using a multi-agency model of review;

·           the submission of the 2018/19 CDOP Report being submitted to the Board upon completion be noted;

·           notification be sent to the Board in relation to any serious case review.