Child deaths causes - Freedom of information

1.In the last five financial years ending (2016/17) how many child deaths have been scrutinised by your Child Death Overview Panel where the ‘Form C Analysis Proforma’, or its equivalent, was completed in relation to a child’s death.

Devon County Council can confirm that the total was four hundred and eight (408).

2. On the ‘Form C Analysis Proforma’ there is a tick box to state if bullying was believed to be a factor in the death. For how many cases in the five year period referred to in Question 1, was the ‘YES’ tick box completed for this bullying category?

This information is held by the Child Death Overview Panel in Devon, which is a commissioned service of the Devon Children Safeguarding Board. This body is a separate entity to Devon County Council and is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. As such Devon County Council do not hold this information.

3. On the ‘Form C Analysis Proforma’ there is a tick box to state if smoking by the mother during pregnancy was believed to be a factor in the death. For how many cases in the five year period referred to in Question 1, was the ‘YES’ tick box completed for this smoking by the mother during pregnancy category?

4. On the ‘Form C Analysis Proforma’ there is a tick box to state if consanguinity was believed to be a factor in the death. For how many cases in the five year period referred to in Question 1, was the ‘YES’ tick box completed for this consanguinity category