Date  
02 March 2009 
Records Management and 
Access to Information 
Your reference 
 
Children, Schools and Families 
London Borough of Camden 
Our reference      CSF/RM/FOI/RFI/04118 
Crowndale Centre 
Enquiries to   
Access to Information Team 
218 Eversholt Street 
London NW1 1BD 
 
 
 
Tel  020 7974 3668 
 
Fax 020 7974 1439 
[email address] 
 
 
Ms Theresa Ezekpo 
www.whatdotheyknow.com 
[FOI #8071 email] 
By email 
 
 
Dear Ms Ezekpo, 
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST  
 
Thank you for your request for Information received on 22 February 2009.  
 
Please find the information that you have requested below: 
 
Information obtained from previous FOI request (RFI/04078): 
 
In the past five years, how many children (aged between 0 and 16 years) who were 
in the "at risk" register or care of Camden council died as a result of: 
 
     (a) child abuse/neglect: None. 
 
     (b) drug abuse: None. 
 
     (c) accident: 1 child (in care). 
 
     (d) unknown causes: None. 
 
     (e) other causes: 3 children (1 in care and 2 on the "at risk" register).  
 
 
1. Please specify and explain the "other causes" of death of the 3 children on 
the "at risk" register. 
 
As stated in our previous reply above, out of the 3 children who died as a result of 
‘other causes’, 2 were on the “at risk” register and 1 was in care. 
 
1. Non resident parent convicted of the murder. 
2. Sudden unexplained death in infancy (SUDI). 
3. Inquest returned open verdict (This is in relation to the child who died while in 
care). 
 
 
Director 
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Ann Baxter 

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Yours sincerely 
 
Libby Griffiths 
Access to Information Team 
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