Deaths of looked after children

Local authorities must notify the Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Government within 24 hours of the death of a looked after child.

Local authorities must:

• complete the attached DLC1 form and send this to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• send a copy of the completed DLC1 form to the Scottish Government at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please note, this is separate from the duty of a registered care service to notify us of the death of a service user. These should be submitted via our eforms system.

More information about notification and reporting arrangements can be found here.

Please submit all relevant forms/reports through secure email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

The main contact for this work is Karen McCormack, strategic inspector or Sharon Telfer, strategic inspector, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.