Disclosure Log

Deaths of looked-after children and care leavers (FOI/8025)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 15 June 2026

Dear Requester,
Request FOI/8025
Further to your request received on 29th May 2026, I confirm that the Council has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Questions & Answers)
I am a journalist with Sky News conducting research into deaths of looked-after children and care leavers and I am requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please provide by return email the following information for each of the financial years:
  • 2022/23
  • 2023/24
  • 2024/25
  • 2025/26 to date

 
  1. How many looked after children known to your authority died during the year

0
 
  1. How many care leavers known to your authority died during the year

0
 
  1. How many notifications concerning the death of a looked after child were made by your authority and/or safeguarding partnership to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

0
 
  1. How many notifications concerning the death of a care leaver were made by your authority and/or safeguarding partnership to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

0
 
  1. Please provide copies of any local policies, procedures or guidance governing the notification or reporting of deaths involving care leavers.

Please refer to the links below where you will find the information you have requested:
Child Death Review Procedures
Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

We hope you find this information useful.
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Yours sincerely



Freedom of Information
Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department                                         
Nottinghamshire County Council
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