sec.29HBoard may carry out reviews

sec.29H Board may carry out reviews

The board may carry out reviews for the purposes stated in section 29A . The board must decide the extent of, and terms of reference for, each review. The board may, for example, decide to review an issue, about a particular system, arising from internal agency reviews. Under the Child Protection Act 1999 , section 245O , the board receives the reports prepared for internal agency reviews following child deaths. Matters that the board may consider in a review include the following— the effectiveness of, or interaction between— services that were provided to a child or a child’s family before the child’s death; or services provided to children or families that could have been, but were not, provided to a child or a child’s family before the child’s death; issues relating to practices or systems that may expose children to risk; ways of improving practices or systems relating to identifying or responding to risks; ways of improving communication and collaboration between service providers. The terms of reference for a review must not include considering whether disciplinary action should be taken against any person. s 29H ins 2020 No. 2 s 23 (sec.29H-ssec.1) The board may carry out reviews for the purposes stated in section 29A . (sec.29H-ssec.2) The board must decide the extent of, and terms of reference for, each review. (sec.29H-ssec.3) The board may, for example, decide to review an issue, about a particular system, arising from internal agency reviews. Under the Child Protection Act 1999 , section 245O , the board receives the reports prepared for internal agency reviews following child deaths. (sec.29H-ssec.4) Matters that the board may consider in a review include the following— the effectiveness of, or interaction between— services that were provided to a child or a child’s family before the child’s death; or services provided to children or families that could have been, but were not, provided to a child or a child’s family before the child’s death; issues relating to practices or systems that may expose children to risk; ways of improving practices or systems relating to identifying or responding to risks; ways of improving communication and collaboration between service providers. (sec.29H-ssec.5) The terms of reference for a review must not include considering whether disciplinary action should be taken against any person.

• (a) the effectiveness of, or interaction between— (i) services that were provided to a child or a child’s family before the child’s death; or (ii) services provided to children or families that could have been, but were not, provided to a child or a child’s family before the child’s death;
• (i) services that were provided to a child or a child’s family before the child’s death; or
• (ii) services provided to children or families that could have been, but were not, provided to a child or a child’s family before the child’s death;