Cases of harm to children examined
Details of the so-called serious case reviews have been released following a Freedom of Information request.
In one incident examined, a five-year-old boy died at the hands of his mother who was later jailed after being found guilty of causing the death.
Another involved the suicide of a 17-year-old youth in 2006 while another 15-year-old boy died of a drug overdose in 2006.
A two-year-old girl suffered a broken leg, broken wrist and chest injuries in January 2008, while a five-week-old baby boy suffered serious brain injuries as a result of being violently shaken.
Those incidents all occurred in Derbyshire, outside Derby.
A sixth incident investigated, details of which have yet to be released, happened in Derby.
The study by the Press Association gathered the figures from Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council after requesting them through the Freedom of information Act or directly.
The Press Association asked for figures since April 2006, the birth date of Baby P – the young boy now named as Peter Connelly – whose abuse and subsequent death, despite him being under the care of social services, caused a national outcry.
Nationally, the association was told, a total of 348 serious case reviews have been launched since that date.
A serious case review must be carried out after a child dies where abuse or neglect is known or suspected.
In the six cases in Derbyshire, the councils involved called in independent experts to carry out the reviews, which are then sent to the Office for Standards in Education for evaluation.
A spokesman for Derbyshire County Council confirmed that five serious case reviews have been held in the county.
A spokesman for Derby City Council said: "The council can confirm there has been one completed Serious Case Review since August 2007."
He said no details could be revealed, as the report is currently awaiting evaluation from Ofsted.
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