The review, to be carried out by the Safer Bristol partnership, will consider how best to meet the needs of drug-users and their children in light of the national drugs strategy. A working group involving children's services, drug agencies and service users has been set up. A full report will be published in December.
Bristol Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) recommended the work be undertaken following a serious case review into the death of a baby whose mother had a history of crack and heroin use. Although the mother was prescribed methadone as a substitute, she relapsed on numerous occasions.
The cause of the baby's death was recorded as an overdose of methadone and morphine. His mother pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to five years in prison.
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