Amendments
2025
January 2025
Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation | This chapter was refreshed in January 2025. |
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This chapter was refreshed in January 2025. | |
Safeguarding Children and Young People and Referring Safeguarding Concerns | In January 2025, amendments were made to the definition of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in line with further revisions to Working Together to Safeguard Children. |
Supporting Children and Young People with Disabilities / Health Care Needs | This chapter was refreshed in January 2025. |
This chapter was updated in January 2025 to reflect updated Prevent Duty Statutory Guidance. | |
In January 2025, a new Section 8, Other Harmful Practices was added. The Health and Care Act 2022 has made it illegal to carry out, offer or aid and abet virginity testing or hymenoplasty in any part of the UK. It is also illegal for UK nationals and residents to do these things outside the UK. Information was also added on Breast Flattening which is an offence as set out in CPS So-Called Honour-Based Abuse Legal Guidance. | |
This chapter was updated in January 2025, to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK). | |
In January 2025, this chapter was refreshed to add additional information in relation to Regulation 45 reviews and reports. | |
Section 2.3, Appointment of Manager was updated in January 2025 in line with updated Ofsted Guidance – Social Care Common Inspection Framework: Children’s Homes. | |
This chapter was refreshed in January 2025. | |
This chapter was updated in January 2025, to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK). | |
In January 2025, information on risks in relation to sexually coerced extortion was added into Section 1, Risks. A new Section 7, AI Imagery and Section 8, Sharing nudes and semi-nudes were also added. | |
In January 2025, a link was added to Young People and Vaping (NHS). | |
In January 2025, information was added in relation to Ofsted and CQC Joint Registration Guidance: Children’s Homes and Health Care. |
2024
June 2024
In June 2024, definitions were updated in line with the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children. | |
In June 2024, a link to Education Supply Chains - A Better Hiring Toolkit was added. | |
Offending and Anti-Social Behaviour – Guidance on when to Involve the Police | This chapter was updated in June 2024. |
Safeguarding Children and Young People and Referring Safeguarding Concerns | |
This chapter was refreshed in June 2024. | |
In June 2024, a link to Ofsted Guidance Children’s Homes that Provide Care and Accommodation for Adults was added into Further Information. | |
In June 2024, information was added to reflect the reclassification of nitrous oxide as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (as amended). | |
In June 2024, minor amendments were made to definitions in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children. |
