Guidance

Child death overview panel: contacts

Updated 15 August 2024

Applies to England

If you are a professional who needs to notify your local child death overview panel (CDOP) about a child that has died, this page contains contact details of the people in each CDOP who are responsible for receiving child death notifications.

Please contact us at [email protected] to request updates to these contacts.

Barking and Dagenham

Jeanette Ford
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07920 708 102
Link to notification form: Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge eCDOP

Barnet

Anaise Collins
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07827 833 243
Link to notification form: North Central London eCDOP

Barnsley

Alison Wike
Email: [email protected]
Link to notification form: South Yorkshire eCDOP

Bath and North East Somerset

Lara Cross and Jo Coffee
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0117 342 5277 and 0117 342 5143
Link to notification form: CMAU eCDOP

Bedford Borough

Sandra Watts
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07909 907 539
Link to notification form: Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes eCDOP

Bexley

Helen Leahey
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 07767 008 890 or 020 3049 3828
Link to notification form: South East London BGL eCDOP

Birmingham

Mel McKenzie
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 07585 104 611
Link to notification form: Birmingham and Solihull eCDOP

Blackburn with Darwen

Rachel Ditchfield
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 01772 530 329
Link to notification form: Lancashire eCDOP

Blackpool

Rachel Ditchfield
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 01772 530 329
Link to notification form: Lancashire eCDOP

Bolton

Janet Neary
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01204 337 459
Link to notification form: Greater Manchester eCDOP

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Alexandra Cabble
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01305 221 644
Link to notification form: Dorset and Somerset eCDOP

Bracknell Forest

Lorna Tunstall
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07850 209 095
Link to notification form: Berkshire eCDOP

Bradford

Louise Clarkson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01274 383 519
Link to notification form: Bradford eCDOP

Brent

Tanya Nanuwan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 3350 4806
Link to notification form: North West London eCDOP

Brighton and Hove

Mike Newman
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 07768 555 701
Link to notification form: Sussex eCDOP

Bristol City

Lara Cross, Jo Coffee and Ann Farr
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0117 342 5277 and 0117 342 5143
Link to notification form: CMAU eCDOP

Bromley

Alison Lovelock
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 8315 4679
Link to notification form: South East London eCDOP

Buckinghamshire

Angela Suter
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01296 383 734
Link to notification form: Oxon and Bucks eCDOP

Bury

Denise Dawson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01706 925 271
Link to notification form: Greater Manchester eCDOP

Calderdale

Julie Hartley
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07821 808 941
Link to notification form: Kirklees eCDOP

Cambridgeshire

Eleanor Titley
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07983 339 236
Link to notification form: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough eCDOP

Camden

Jonathan Freedman
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07909 917 283
Link to notification form: North Central London eCDOP

Central Bedfordshire

Sandra Watts
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07909 907 539
Link to notification form: Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes eCDOP

Cheshire East

Sue Irvine and Anne Barber
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01270 826 060
Link to notification form: Cheshire eCDOP

Chester and Cheshire West

Sue Irvine and Anne Barber
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01270 826 060
Link to notification form: Cheshire eCDOP

Cornwall

Victoria Newcombe
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01752 434 161
Link to notification form: Peninsula eCDOP

Coventry

Caroline Lamming-Chowen and Sammi Banbrook
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 01926 742 279 and 07443 345 492
Link to notification form: Coventry and Warwickshire eCDOP

Croydon

Lauren Thorp
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 8726 000, extension 24700
Link to notification form: South West London eCDOP

Cumbria

Sharon Mitchell
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01228 226 898
Link to notification form: Cumbria eCDOP

Darlington

Emma Maynard
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03000 266 761

Derby and Derbyshire

Alexandra Smith
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01332 623 700, extension 31526
Link to notification form: Derbyshire eCDOP

Devon

Victoria Newcombe
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01752 434 161
Link to notification form: Peninsula eCDOP

Doncaster

Doncaster child death review team
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 01302 642 433, extension 642433
Link to notification form: South Yorkshire eCDOP

Dorset

Alexandra Cabble
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01305 221 332
Link to notification form: Dorset and Somerset eCDOP

Dudley

Keren Hodgson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07557 813 388
Link to notification form: Black Country eCDOP

Durham

Emma Maynard
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 03000 266 761

Ealing

Tanya Nanuwan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 3350 4806
Link to notification form: North West London eCDOP

East Riding of Yorkshire

Margo Smith
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01482 396 999
Link to notification form: Hull and East Riding eCDOP

East Sussex

Mike Newman
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 07768 555 701
Link to notification form: Sussex eCDOP

Enfield

Huda Charif
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 4515 4137
Link to notification form: North Central London eCDOP

Essex

Janet Levett and Claire Eels
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 01279 357 996
Link to notification form: Essex, Southend and Thurrock eCDOP

Gateshead

Tracey Hadaway
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07384 546 130
Link to notification form: North and South Tyne eCDOP

Gloucestershire

Sharon Thompson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07388 714 802
Link to notification form: Gloucestershire eCDOP

Greenwich

Helen Leahey
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 07767 008 890 or 020 3049 3828
Link to notification form: South East London BGL eCDOP

Hackney and City

Bella Lowen and Nicola Needham
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Bella Lowen 020 3373 9375 and 07977 597 849 and Nicola Needham 020 3373 6932 and 07973 949 570
Link to notification form: Waltham Forest, East London and City eCDOP

Halton

Sue Irvine and Anne Barber
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01270 826 060
Link to notification form: Cheshire eCDOP

Hampshire

Olivia Richardson and Sian Motyer
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07795 126 305
Link to notification form: Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton eCDOP

Haringey

Huda Charif
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 4515 4137
Link to notification form: North Central London eCDOP

Harrow

Tanya Nanuwan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 3350 4806
Link to notification form: North West London eCDOP

Hartlepool

Nicola Porritt
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01642 771 151
Link to notification form: Tees eCDOP

Havering

Jeanette Ford
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07920 708 102
Link to notification form: Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge eCDOP

Herefordshire

Polly Lowe
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01905 843 199
Link to notification form: West Mercia eCDOP

Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire child death review team
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01727 222 769 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Link to notification form: Hertfordshire eCDOP

Hillingdon

Tanya Nanuwan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 3350 4806
Link to notification form: North West London eCDOP

Hounslow

Tanya Nanuwan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 3350 4806
Link to notification form: North West London eCDOP

Isle of Man

Stephanie Quinn
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0151 233 1151
Link to notification form: Merseyside and Isle of Man eCDOP

Isles of Scilly

Victoria Newcombe
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01752 434 161
Link to notification form: Peninsula eCDOP

Isle of Wight

Olivia Richardson and Sian Motyer
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07795 126 305
Link to notification form: Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton eCDOP

Islington

Charlotte Davies
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07827 095 635
Link to notification form: North Central London eCDOP

Kent

Angie Aley and Jill Allum
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01622 694 852
Link to notification form: Kent eCDOP

Kingston Upon Hull

Cathy Eccersley
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01482 311 085
Link to notification form: Hull and East Riding eCDOP

Kingston Upon Thames

Sarah Bennett
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07890 912 007
Link to notification form: South West London eCDOP

Kirklees

Jane Carter
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01484 225 161
Link to notification form: Kirklees eCDOP

Knowsley

Stephanie Quinn
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0151 233 1151
Link to notification form: Merseyside and Isle of Man CDOP

Lambeth

Helen Turnage
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 020 7525 3105
Link to notification form: South East London eCDOP

Lancashire

Rachel Ditchfield
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 01772 530 329
Link to notification form: Lancashire eCDOP

Leeds City Council

Karen Ross (Administrative Assistant)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0113 378 8867

Leicester

Melvinna West
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07785 350 914
Link to notification form: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland eCDOP

Leicestershire and Rutland

Melvinna West
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07785 350 914
Link to notification form: Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland eCDOP

Lewisham

Helen Leahey
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 07767 008 890 or 020 3049 3828
Link to notification form: South East London BGL eCDOP

Lincolnshire

Hannah Page
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01522 553 702
Link to notification form: Lincolnshire eCDOP

Liverpool

Stephanie Quinn
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0151 233 1151
Link to notification form: Merseyside and Isle of Man CDOP

Luton

Sandra Watts
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07909 907 539
Link to notification form: Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes eCDOP

Manchester

Eesha Naeem
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07929 823 358
Link to notification form: Greater Manchester eCDOP

Medway towns

Angie Aley and Jill Allum
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01634 336 340
Link to notification form: Kent eCDOP

Merton

Lorraine Beckford
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 8544 6128
Link to notification form: South West London eCDOP

Middlesbrough

Nicola Porritt
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01642 771 151
Link to notification form: Tees eCDOP

Milton Keynes

Lesley Mellor
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01908 254 373
Link to notification form: Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes eCDOP

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Jill Rennie
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0191 282 1372
Link to notification form: North and South Tyne eCDOP

Newham

Bella Lowen and Nicola Needham
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Nicola Needham 020 3373 6932 and 07973 949 570 and Bella Lowen 020 3373 9375 and 07977 597 849
Link to notification form: Waltham Forest, East London and City eCDOP

Norfolk

Andrea James
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01603 223 380
Link to notification form: Norfolk and Suffolk eCDOP

North East Lincolnshire

Gemma Barr
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01472 323 315
Link to notification form: Northern Lincolnshire eCDOP

North Lincolnshire

Sajda Bibi Shah
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01724 298 257
Link to notification form: Northern Lincolnshire eCDOP

North Somerset

Lara Cross and Jo Coffee
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0117 342 5277 and 0117 342 5143
Link to notification form: CMAU eCDOP

North Tyneside

Jill Rennie
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0191 282 1372
Link to notification form: North and South Tyne eCDOP

North Yorkshire

Ali Brunton
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01609 797 167

Northamptonshire

Lisa Walsh
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01604 364 036

Northumberland

Jill Rennie
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0191 282 1372
Link to notification form: North and South Tyne eCDOP

Nottingham City

Haley Thompson (Development Manager) and Sarah Beet (Panel Administrator)
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Phone: 0115 8040847
Link to notification form: Nottinghamshire eCDOP

Nottinghamshire

Haley Thompson (Development Manager) and Sarah Beet (Panel Administrator)
Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Phone: 0115 8040847
Link to notification form: Nottinghamshire eCDOP

Oldham

Denise Dawson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01706 925 271
Link to notification form: Greater Manchester eCDOP

Oxfordshire

Pauline Burke
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 561 1868 and 0300 561 1862
Link to notification form: Oxon and Bucks eCDOP

Peterborough

Eleanor Titley
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07983 339 236
Link to notification form: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough eCDOP

Plymouth

Victoria Newcombe
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01752 434 161
Link to notification form: Peninsula eCDOP

Portsmouth

Olivia Richardson and Sian Motyer
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07795 126 305
Link to notification form: Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton eCDOP

Reading

Lorna Tunstall
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07850 209 095
Link to notification form: Berkshire eCDOP

Redbridge

Jeanette Ford
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07920 708 102
Link to notification form: Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge eCDOP

Redcar and Cleveland

Nicola Porritt
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01642 771 151
Link to notification form: Tees eCDOP

Richmond upon Thames

Sarah Bennett
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07890 912 007
Link to notification form: South West London eCDOP

Rochdale

Denise Dawson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01706 925 271
Link to notification form: Greater Manchester eCDOP

Rotherham

Alex Roberts
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01709 808 076
Link to notification form: South Yorkshire eCDOP

Salford

Janet Neary
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01204 337 459
Link to notification form: Greater Manchester eCDOP

Sandwell

Keren Hodgson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07557 813 388
Link to notification form: Black Country eCDOP

Sefton

Stephanie Quinn
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0151 233 1151
Link to notification form: Merseyside and Isle of Man CDOP

Sheffield

Robert Phizacklea
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0114 203 9669
Link to notification form: South Yorkshire eCDOP

Shropshire

Elena Lloyd, Laura Powell and Sam Wheatley
Email: [email protected] (or [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected])
Phone: Sam Wheatley 07811 731 984
Link to notification form: West Mercia eCDOP

Slough

Lorna Tunstall
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07850 209 095
Link to notification form: Berkshire eCDOP

Solihull

Mel McKenzie
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 07585 104 611
Link to notification form: Birmingham and Solihull eCDOP

Somerset

Zoe Hiett
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07464 647 009
Link to notification form: Dorset and Somerset eCDOP

South Gloucestershire

Lara Cross and Jo Coffee
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0117 342 5277 and 0117 342 5143
Link to notification form: CMAU eCDOP

South Tyneside

Tracey Hadaway
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07384 546 130
Link to notification form: North and South Tyne eCDOP

Southampton

Olivia Richardson and Sian Motyer
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07795 126 305
Link to notification form: Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton eCDOP

Southend

Janet Levett
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 01279 357 996
Link to notification form: Essex, Southend and Thurrock eCDOP

Southwark

Helen Turnage
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 020 7525 3105
Link to notification form: South East London eCDOP

St Helens

Stephanie Quinn
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0151 233 1151
Link to notification form: Merseyside and Isle of Man CDOP

Staffordshire

Faith Lindley-Cooke
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 123 4455, extension 2724
Link to notification form: Stafford eCDOP

Stockport

Shelley Birch
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0161 342 4323
Link to notification form: Greater Manchester eCDOP

Stockton on Tees

Nicola Porritt
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01642 771 151
Link to notification form: Tees eCDOP

Stoke on Trent

Faith Lindley-Cooke
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 123 4455, extension 2724
Link to notification form: Stafford eCDOP

Suffolk

Amy Underwood
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01473 264 354
Link to notification form: Norfolk and Suffolk eCDOP

Sunderland

Tracey Hadaway
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07384 546 130
Link to notification form: North and South Tyne eCDOP

Surrey

Emily Welch
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07818 046 748
Link to notification form: Surrey eCDOP

Sutton

Janet Han
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 8296 3067
Link to notification form: South West London eCDOP

Swindon

Lara Cross and Jo Coffee
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0117 342 5277 and 0117 342 5143
Link to notification form: CMAU eCDOP

Tameside

Shelley Birch
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0161 342 4323
Link to notification form: Greater Manchester eCDOP

Telford and Wrekin

Elena Lloyd, Laura Powell and Sam Wheatley
Email: [email protected] (or [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected])
Phone: Sam Wheatley 07811 731 984
Link to notification form: West Mercia eCDOP

Thurrock

Janet Levett
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 01279 357 996
Link to notification form: Essex, Southend and Thurrock eCDOP

Torbay

Victoria Newcombe
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01752 434 161
Link to notification form: Peninsula eCDOP

Tower Hamlets

Bella Lowen and Nicola Needham
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Nicola Needham 020 3373 6932 and 07973 949 570
Bella Lowen 020 3373 9375 and 07977 597 849
Link to notification form: Waltham Forest, East London and City eCDOP

Trafford

Shelley Birch
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0161 342 4323
Link to notification form: Greater Manchester eCDOP

Tri-borough (Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham)

Tanya Nanuwan
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 3350 4806
Link to notification form: North West London eCDOP

Wakefield

Kerry Till
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01924 306 497
Link to notification form: Kirklees eCDOP

Walsall

Keren Hodgson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07557 813 388
Link to notification form: Black Country eCDOP

Waltham Forest

Bella Lowen and Nicola Needham
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Bella Lowen 020 3373 9375 and 07977 597 849
Nicola Needham 020 3373 6932 and 07973 949 570
Link to notification form: Waltham Forest, East London and City eCDOP

Wandsworth

Kelly Slade
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 8725 3756
Link to notification form: South West London eCDOP

Warrington

Sue Irvine and Anne Barber
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01270 826 060
Link to notification form: Cheshire eCDOP

Warwickshire

Caroline Lamming-Chowen and Sammi Banbrook
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 01926 742 279 and 07443 345 492
Link to notification form: Coventry and Warwickshire eCDOP

West Berkshire

Lorna Tunstall
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07850 209 095
Link to notification form: Berkshire eCDOP

West Sussex

Mike Newman
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Phone: 07768 555 701
Link to notification form: Sussex eCDOP

Wigan

Janet Neary
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01204 337 459
Link to notification form: Greater Manchester eCDOP

Wiltshire

Lara Cross and Jo Coffee
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0117 342 5277 and 0117 342 5143
Link to notification form: CMAU eCDOP

Windsor and Maidenhead

Lorna Tunstall
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07850 209 095
Link to notification form: Berkshire eCDOP

Wirral

Stephanie Quinn
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0151 233 1151
Link to notification form: Merseyside and Isle of Man CDOP

Wokingham

Lorna Tunstall
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07850 209 095
Link to notification form: Berkshire eCDOP

Wolverhampton

Keren Hodgson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07557 813 388
Link to notification form: Black Country eCDOP

Worcestershire

Polly Lowe
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01905 843 199
Link to notification form: West Mercia eCDOP

York City

Ali Brunton
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01609 797 167