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This section contains resources referenced in Working Together to Safeguard Children (Department for Education) and other guidance documents. They are listed under the following:

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Guidance from Department for Education

Care of Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Modern Slavery

Child Sexual Exploitation: Definition and Guide for Practitioners

Children Act 1989: Court Orders and Pre-proceedings

Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulation Volume 2: Care Planning, Placement, and Case Review

Children Act 1989: Private Fostering 

Children’s Social Care: National Framework 

Keeping Children Safe in Education

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

Listening to and Involving Children and Young People

Managing Risk of Radicalisation in Your Education Setting 

Mandatory Reporting of Female Genital Mutilation: Procedural Information

Multi-agency Statutory Guidance on Female Genital Mutilation

National Action Plan to Tackle Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief 

National Minimum Standards for Private Fostering

Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015

Pathways to Harm, Pathways to Protection: A Triennial Analysis of Serious Case Reviews, 2011 to 2014

Preventing and Tackling Bullying

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

Safeguarding and Social Care for Children

Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked: Practice Guidance

Safeguarding Strategy: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children 

Social Work Post-qualifying Standards: Knowledge and Skills Statements

Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Statutory Guidance on Children who Run Away or go Missing from Home or Care

Statutory Visits to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-term Residential Setting

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review and Relevant Agency (England) Regulations 2018

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

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: How Legislation underpins Implementation in England

Use of Reasonable Force in School

Using After-school Clubs, Tuition and Community Activities 

Visiting Children in Residential Special Schools and Colleges Statutory Guidance

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

Working Together to Safeguard Children

Guidance issued by other Government Departments and Agencies

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

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

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

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

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

Child Exploitation Disruption Toolkit (Home Office)

Commissioning Framework for Child Sexual Abuse Support (Home Office)

Counter-Terrorism Strategy (CONTEST) (Home Office)

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

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

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

Cyber Aware (National Cyber Security Centre)

DBS Barring Referral Guidance (Disclosure and Barring Service)

Developing Local Substance Misuse Safeguarding Protocols (Public Health England)

Disclosure and Barring Service

Domestic Abuse Act 2021: Statutory Guidance (Home Office)

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

Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders: Factsheet (Home Office)

Female Genital Mutilation Resource Pack (Home 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)

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

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

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)

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

Modern Slavery Act: Statutory Guidance (Home Office)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Violence against Women and Girls (Home Office)

Guidance issued by External Organisations

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

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

Child Protection and the Dental Team (British Dental Association)

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

Children’s Commissioner

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

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)

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

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

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

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

How We Protect Children’s Rights (Unicef)

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

Inter-Parental Relationships (Early Intervention Foundation)

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

Missing Persons (College of Policing) 

NICE Guideline on Child Abuse and Neglect NICE

Herbert Protocol and Philomena Protocol

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

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

Prison and Probation Ombudsman’s Death Investigations and Reports

Private Fostering (Coram / BAAF)

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

Protective Measures and Civil Orders (College of Policing)

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

Safer Young Lives Research Centre (University of Bedfordshire)

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

Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport (NSPCC)

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

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

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

Whistleblowing Advice Line (NSPCC)

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

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