National Guidance

National Guidance

The following links relate to specific national policies, procedures and protocols relating to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people:

• Government Guidance and Action Plan in respect of Child Sexual Exploitation - to be read in conjunction with the local 'unaccompanied/trafficked children' and 'missing children' procedures.
• Guidance for Safer Working Practice for Adults who Work with Children and Young People - Letter from Chair of LSCB
• Guidance for Safer Working Practice for Adults who Work with Children and Young People - Guidance
• Working Together to Safeguard Children - March 2010 - Government procedures and protocols for children in need of support and protection.
• Complex Child Abuse Investigations: Inter Agency Issues - Guidance for social services departments and police forces from the Home Office Police.
• Identification of Individuals who present a Risk to Children - Information for local authorities from Every Child Matters mutli-agency body.
• Safeguarding Children from Abuse Linked to a Belief in Spirit Possession - Guidance for practitioners and managers to help identify and deal with abuse which may be linked to as belief in spirit possession.
• Safeguarding Children involved in Prostitution - Supplementary guidance to Working Together to Safeguard Children from Department of Health (DoH).
• Safeguarding Children in whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced - Supplementary guidance to Working Together to Safeguard Children from Department of Health (DoH).
• Young Refugees - Guidance on rights and entitlements of separated refugee children from Save the Children.
• Safer working practice for adults who work with children and young people in Education settings - Guidance