Statutory and National Guidance

Safeguarding General

Preventing and Tackling Bullying (Department for Education)

Carers Strategy: Second National Action Plan 2014-2016 (Department of Health and Social Care)

Children’s Commissioner

Children’s Rights and the Law Guide (Children’s Rights Alliance for England)

Children’s Social Care: National Framework  (Department for Education)

Every Child Matters: Statutory Guidance (arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (UK Visas and Immigration)

Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 year old Young People who may be Homeless and / or Require Accommodation (gov.uk)

How We Protect Children’s Rights (Unicef)

Independent Scrutiny and Local Safeguarding Children Partnerships (Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme)

Listening to and Involving Children and Young People (Department for Education)

Police Response to Concern for a Child (College of Policing)

Safeguarding and Social Care for Children (gov.uk)

Safer Young Lives Research Centre (University of Bedfordshire)

Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport (NSPCC)

Statutory Guidance:  Serious Violence Duty (Home Office)

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: How Legislation underpins Implementation in England (Department for Education)

What to do if you’re Worried a Child is being Abused: Advice for Practitioners (Department for Education)

Working Together to Safeguard Children (Department for Education)

Child Abuse and Neglect

Child Maltreatment: When to Suspect Maltreatment in under 18s (NICE)

NICE Guideline on Child Abuse and Neglect NICE

Child Sexual Exploitation / Abuse

Child Sexual Exploitation: Definition and Guide for Practitioners

Commissioning Framework for Child Sexual Abuse Support (Home Office)

Communicating with Children: A Guide for those Working with Children who have or may have been Sexually Abused (Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse)

Helping Education Settings Identify and Respond to Concerns (Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse)

I wanted them all to notice”: Protecting Children and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse within the Family Environment (The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel)

Signs and Indicators: A Template for Identifying and Recording Signs of Child Sexual Abuse (Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse)

Supporting Parents and Carers: A Guide for those Working with Families Affected by Child Sexual Abuse (Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse)

Child Criminal Exploitation / Modern Slavery / Trafficking

Care of Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Modern Slavery

Child Exploitation Disruption Toolkit (Home Office)

County Lines Offending: The Crown Prosecution Service Legal Guidance (Crown Prosecution Service)

Criminal Exploitation of Children and Vulnerable Adults: County Lines (Home Office)

Modern Slavery Act: Statutory Guidance (Home Office)

Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked: Practice Guidance

Safeguarding Strategy: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children 

Serious and Organised Crime Toolkit: An Interactive Toolkit for Practitioners working with Young People (Home Office)

Child Death

Child Death Overview Panel: Contacts (Department of Health and Social Care)

Statutory Guidance – Child Death Review: Statutory and Operational Guidance (England) (gov.uk)

Child Death Reviews: Forms for Reporting Child Deaths (Department of Health and Social Care)

Safeguarding Children at Risk from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel)

Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy and Childhood: Multi-Agency Guidelines for Care and Investigation (Royal College of Pathologists)

Children Living Away From Home

Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulation Volume 2: Care Planning, Placement, and Case Review (Department for Education)

Children Act 1989: Private Fostering (Department for Education)

National Minimum Standards for Private Fostering (Department for Education)

Private Fostering (Coram / BAAF)

Statutory Visits to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-term Residential Setting (gov.uk)

Court and Legal Proceedings

Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Guidance on Interviewing Victims and Witnesses, and Guidance on using Special Measures (Ministry of Justice)

Children Act 1989: Court Orders and Pre-proceedings (Department for Education)

Practice Direction 12A – Care, Supervision, and other Part 4 Proceedings: Guide to Case Management (Ministry of Justice)

Pre-Proceedings and Family Justice Hub (Research in Practice and Essex County Council)

Protocol for Liaison and Information Exchange when Criminal Proceedings Coincide with Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews in England (Crown Prosecution Service)

Dangerous Dogs

Controlling Your Dog in Public (gov.uk)

Dogs and Children: Living Happily Together (Dogs Trust)

Safe and Sound (Kennel Club)

Domestic Abuse

Controlling or Coercive Behaviour: Statutory Guidance Framework (Home Office)

Domestic Abuse Act 2021: Statutory Guidance (Home Office)

Guidance for Health Professionals on Domestic Violence (Department of Health and Social Care)

Violence against Women and Girls (Home Office)

Early Help

Guidance – Supporting Families: Early Help System Guide (gov.uk)

Inter-Parental Relationships (Early Intervention Foundation)

Education

Keeping Children Safe in Education (Department for Education)

Keeping Children Safe in Education Part five: Child-on-child Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (Department for Education)

Managing Risk of Radicalisation in Your Education Setting (Department for Education)

Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) (Department for Education)

Use of Reasonable Force in School (Department for Education)

Using After-school Clubs, Tuition and Community Activities (Department for Education)

Visiting Children in Residential Special Schools and Colleges Statutory Guidance (gov.uk)

Faith / Belief

National Action Plan to Tackle Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief (Department for Education)

Female Genital Mutilation

Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders: Factsheet (Home Office)

Female Genital Mutilation Resource Pack (Home Office)

Mandatory Reporting of Female Genital Mutilation: Procedural Information

Multi-agency Statutory Guidance on Female Genital Mutilation

Understanding the Female Genital Mutilation Enhanced Dataset: Updated Guidance and Clarification to Support Implementation (Department of Health and Social Care)

Forced Marriage and ‘Honour’ Based Abuse

Apply for a Forced Marriage Protection Order( Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Forced Marriage (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Home Office)

Forced Marriage Protection Orders (application) (HM Courts and Tribunals Service)

Forced Marriage Resource Pack (Home Office)

Forced Marriage: Statutory Guidance for Heads of Safeguarding Organisations and Non-Statutory Guidance for Frontline Professionals (Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse (CPS)

So-Called Honour-Based Abuse (CPS)

Virginity Testing and Hymenoplasty: Multi-agency Guidance (Department of Health and Social Care)

Health

Child Protection and the Dental Team (British Dental Association)

Child Protection Companion (Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health)

Fabricated or Induced Illness (NHS)

National Service Framework: Children, Young People and Maternity Services (Department of Health and Social Care)

Perplexing Presentations (PP)/Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) in Children – Guidance (RCPCH)

Protecting Children and Young People: Doctors’ Responsibilities (General Medical Council)

Safeguarding Children: Toolkit for General Practice (Royal College of General Practitioners)

Safeguarding Children, Young People and Adults at Risk in the NHS: Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework (NHS England)

Statutory Guidance for Integrated Care Boards on Executive Lead Roles (NHS England)

Information Sharing

Guide to UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR) (Information Commissioner’s Office)

Guidance – Information Sharing Advice for Safeguarding Practitioners (Department for Education)

Learning Disabilities in Parents

Working Together with Parents Network: Good Practice Guidance on Working with Parents with a Learning Disability (University of Bristol)

Mental Health

Improving the Mental Health of Babies, Children and Young People (Department of Health and Social Care)

Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice (Department of Health and Social Care)

Parental Mental Health Problems (NSPCC)

Parental Mental Illness for Parents and Carers (Royal College of Psychiatrists)

Missing Children

Missing Children and Adults: A Cross-Government Strategy (Home Office)

Statutory Guidance on Children who Run Away or go Missing from Home or Care (Department for Education)

Herbert Protocol and Philomena Protocol

Missing Persons (College of Policing)

Online Safety

Challenging Victim Blaming Language and Behaviours when Dealing with the Online Experiences of Children and Young People (UK Council on Internet Safety)

Cyber Aware (National Cyber Security Centre)

Cyberbullying: Understand, Prevent, Respond – Guidance for Schools (Childnet International)

Education for a Connected World (UK Council for Internet Safety) (UK Council for Internet Safety) 

Sharing Nudes and Semi-Nudes: Advice for Education Settings Working with Children and Young People (gov.uk)

Support for Parents and Carers to Keep Children Safe Online (gov.uk)

Supporting Children to Stay Safe Online (National Crime Agency / CEOP Education)

UK Safer Internet Centre: Online Safety Advice and Resources (UK Safer Internet Centre)

Prison / Probation

Asset Plus: Assessment and Planning in the Youth Justice System (Youth Justice Board)

Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA): Guidance (Ministry of Justice, HM Prison and Probation Service)

Prison and Probation Ombudsman’s Death Investigations and Reports

Prison, Probation, and Rehabilitation: Public Protection Manual (HM Prison and Probation Service)

Probation Service Serious Further Offence Procedures Policy Framework (Ministry of Justice)

Radicalisation / Extremism

Channel and Prevent Multi-Agency Panel Guidance: Protecting People Vulnerable to being Drawn into Terrorism (Home Office)

Counter-Terrorism Strategy (CONTEST) (Home Office)

Prevent Duty Guidance: for England and Wales (Home Office)

The Prevent Duty: Support for those Working in Education with Safeguarding Responsibilities

Recruitment / Employment

DBS Barring Referral Guidance (Disclosure and Barring Service)

Disclosure and Barring Service

Social Work Post-qualifying Standards: Knowledge and Skills Statements

Whistleblowing Advice Line (NSPCC)

Self Harm

Self-harm: Assessment, Management and Preventing Recurrence Guideline NG225 (NICE)

Self-harm for Parents and Carers (Royal College of Psychiatrists)

Suicide Prevention: Resources and Guidance (gov.uk)

Suicide Prevention: Developing a Local Action Plan (Public Health England)

Substance Misuse

Developing Local Substance Misuse Safeguarding Protocols (Public Health England)

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Quality Standard QS204 (NICE)

Guidance – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Health Needs Assessment (Department of Health and Social Care)

Guidance – Parents with Alcohol and Drug Problems: Adult Treatment and Children and Family Services  (Public Health England)