Glossary: Child Death Review Partners
A child death review partner in relation to a local authority
area in England is defined under the Children Act 2004 as (a) the local authority, and (b)
any integrated care board for an area any part of which falls within the local authority
area. The 2 partners must make arrangements for the review of each death of a child
normally resident in the area and may also, if they consider it appropriate, make
arrangements for the review of a death in their area of a child not normally resident there.
They must also make arrangements for the analysis of information about deaths reviewed
under this section. The purposes of a review or analysis are (a) to identify any matters
relating to the death or deaths that are relevant to the welfare of children in the area or to
public health and safety, and (b) to consider whether it would be appropriate for anyone to
take action in relation to any matters identified.
(Definition provided by Working Together)