A CHILD protection review is to be carried out in the Highlands following the death of a two-year-old Clyde Campbell.
The child died in February 2014, in a case of sudden infant death, or cot death.
His mother, Amanda was sentenced to 10 months in prison in May after admitting neglecting Clyde Campbell, who died from cot death in February 2014.
Highland Council said she refused to give her consent to work in partnership with the named person scheme.
The Highlands is among the areas where named person has been operating ahead of it coming into force across Scotland in August.
In a statement, Highland Council's director of care and learning, Bill Alexander, said the review would be carried out by the Highland Child Protection Committee.
Mr Alexander said: "Amanda Hardie had a duty of care towards her children which she chose to ignore, not only on the night of Clyde's tragic death but on several other occasions.
"The named person role involves early support to children and families. As part of the Getting It Right for Every Child Programme, it has helped reduce the number of children who are at risk in the Highland area.
"A named person works with the consent of parents, and would have been there to support Ms Hardie, if she had been willing to work in partnership.
"However, while Ms Hardie chose not to seek support from her health visitor, other services continued to engage with her and her family."
Mr Alexander added: "This is a tragic case which is deeply saddening for everyone involved."
Sheriff Gordon Fleetwood told Hardie he accepted that the boy’s death was “not at your door”, but the former model had repeatedly left him, including overnight, while she went to work.
He said: “She placed her own desires, work and socialising ahead of those of her children.”
Hardie, who now lives in East Kilbride, pled guilty to wilfully ill-treating, abandoning, neglecting and exposing Clyde to unnecessary suffering or injury in her flat in Mackintosh Road, Inverness between October 1, 2013 and February 23, 2014.
The charge went on to say she left him for prolonged periods and in particular during the hours of darkness whilst unattended and without adult supervision.
On February 22, she went to work in a local nightclub at about 7.30pm and then went to stay at her boyfriend’s after her shift.
Clyde’s body was discovered in his flat by one of Hardie’s neighbours the next day. Hardie did not find out about his death until she woke up at about 3.40pm and received a message via Facebook telling her something was wrong.
Mr Alexander said: "The sheriff made clear that Ms Hardie's behaviour was not a factor in Clyde's death - however no child should experience neglect.
"The Highland Child Protection Committee is reviewing all the circumstances, and will consider any learning points identified in that review."
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