Overview
- Merseyside Police said on October 7 that, after CPS advice, no further criminal action will be taken and the case has been referred to Sefton Council’s environmental health team.
- Jude Gerrard’s parents publicly disputed the outcome, saying police characterised the incident as an 'honest mistake during a busy lunchtime' and alleging their son was given a dairy yoghurt to which he was allergic.
- The family says reviewed CCTV supports their account, though an official cause of death has not been established by the coroner.
- An inquest opened on January 29 was adjourned pending pathologists’ findings, with the coroner stating it would be premature to reach conclusions.
- Ofsted suspended Early Learners Day Nursery for six weeks following the incident, and the regulator’s website now lists the setting as closed.