Please note that as of 1 July 2026, this course is no longer CPD accredited.

This introductory course is aimed at those who are new to the processes of responding to and reviewing childhood deaths and those who manage and administer these processes.

The below videos are 10-15 minutes long and have been designed to be watched in several short sessions. Please download and use the accompanying workbook as you watch the videos.

An introduction to SUDIC Joint Agency Response (JAR) training

An overview of the child death review process

The role of the police in SUDIC

The importance of multi-agency working

The role of the paediatrician and specialist nurse in SUDIC

The JAR home or scene visit

The role of the coroner in SUDIC

The role of the paediatric pathologist in SUDIC

The local Child Death Review Meeting

A family’s experience of SUDIC