Child Death Overview Panel

The Safeguarding Partnership Board (SPB) is responsible for ensuring that a review of each death of a child normally resident in Jersey is undertaken.

What is the Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP)?

A CDOP has been established between the Islands Child Protection Committee (ICPC) in Guernsey and Alderney and the Safeguarding Partnership Board Children (SPBC) Jersey. This panel will consider all child deaths under 18, excluding stillbirths and planned terminations. The role of the panel is advisory, it will consider the circumstances of individual cases, contributory factors and preventability.

What does CDOP do?

CDOP will make recommendations for action to ICPC & SPBC to prevent future similar deaths, identify patterns and trends, make SCR referrals as required, agree local procedures and provide an annual report to the SPB.

How to report a child death to the SPB in Jersey

The Safeguarding Partnership Board (SPB) has developed Multi-Agency Procedures in the case of Child Deaths in Jersey, based on best practice guidance from England, which provide a framework to be read in conjunction with Chapter of 5 of Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018. The reporting of Child Deaths is now included in the Children & Young People (Jersey) Law 2022 in Jersey.

Partnership arrangements locally are set out in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which clarifies expectations on organisations with regard to safeguarding and working with the SPB.

All cases of child deaths in Jersey must be notified to the Safeguarding Board Manager, who is the designated person in the SPB responsible for collating child death information. Notifications may come from any professional involved with the case.

CDOP Documents

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Document Title

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1 – Notification of Child Death Form

April 2023 1681808425

Children

2 – Child Death Review Reporting Form

April 2023 1681808426

Children

3 – Child Death Review Analysis Form

April 2023 1681808416

Children

Contributory Factors – FAQ

April 2023 1681808413

Contributory Factors Guidance

April 2023 1681808458

Local procedures for responding to deaths of children

December 2022 1671441694

Children

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018

December 2018 1545049568

December 2022 1545049568

Children

Supplementary Reports

Type

Document Title

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Last Updated

Asthma and Anaphylaxis Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442410

February 2023 1671442410

Cardiac: Congenital or Acquired Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442478

February 2023 1671442478

Care Pathway Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442537

February 2023 1671442537

Chromosomal, Genetic or Congenital Anomaly Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442094

February 2023 1671442094

Death as a Result of Fire / Burns or Electrocution Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442593

February 2023 1671442593

Death as a Result of Injuries Sustained from a Falling Object Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442254

February 2023 1671442254

Death of a Child with a Life-Limiting Condition Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671443030

February 2023 1671443030

Death of a Child with an Oncology Condition Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442641

February 2023 1671442641

Deaths on a Neonatal Unit, Delivery Suite or Labour Ward Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442320

February 2023 1671442320

Diabetic Ketoacidosis Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442704

February 2023 1671442704

Drowning Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442770

February 2023 1671442770

Epilepsy Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442856

February 2023 1671442856

Falls Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442962

February 2023 1671442962

Infection Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671442149

February 2023 1671442149

Poisoning Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671443089

February 2023 1671443089

Sudden Unexpected Deaths Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671443162

February 2023 1671443162

Suicide or Self-Harm (Including Alcohol or Substance Abuse) Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671443249

February 2023 1671443249

Trauma or External Factors Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671443295

February 2023 1671443295

Vehicle Collisions Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671443347

February 2023 1671443347

Violent or Maltreatment Related Deaths Supplementary Reporting Form

December 2022 1671443400

February 2023 1671443400

Child Death Overview Panel

What is the Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP)?

What does CDOP do?

How to report a child death to the SPB in Jersey

CDOP Documents

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Last Updated

Supplementary Reports

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Concerned about the welfare of a child or adult?

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

TRAINING ENQUIRIES

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