Guidance and regulation

Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 February 2024

The Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme, also known as Sarah’s Law, lets those who care for young people find out if a person has a record for child sexual offences.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 3 April 2023

What social care providers need to know when notifying Ofsted of a serious incident.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 26 October 2023

Guidance on information sharing for people who provide safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 May 2024

Safeguarding guidance for providers of activities, after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 September 2023

Guidance to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 26 March 2015

A guide for early years settings on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 5 September 2014

Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.

• From: Department for Education and 2 others
• Updated: 30 July 2020

Advice for local areas to embed working together to safeguard children and the children’s social care national framework in practice.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 December 2023

Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.

• From: UK Council for Internet Safety
• Updated: 4 February 2019

Definition of child sexual exploitation, potential vulnerabilities and indicators of abuse and appropriate action to take in response.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 16 February 2017

Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an independent fostering agency.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 26 October 2023

Gives relevant professionals and the police an understanding of the female genital mutilation (FGM) mandatory reporting duty.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 22 January 2020

Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) of the multi-agency response to serious youth violence in a local authority area in England.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 22 September 2023

A framework to equip children and young people for digital life

• From: UK Council for Internet Safety
• Updated: 30 June 2020

How local authorities should notify incidents to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.

• From: Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and 2 others
• Updated: 21 February 2019

Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 13 September 2021

Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a supported accommodation service.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 26 October 2023

Guidance on supervising the activities of workers and volunteers with children.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 September 2012

Find out how misconduct in the teaching profession is regulated, investigated and managed.

• From: Teaching Regulation Agency
• Updated: 3 September 2018