Policy papers and consultations

A revision to non-statutory advice to support practitioners in the duties and decisions they take to share information.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 June 2023

A paper on the characteristics of group-based child sexual exploitation.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 23 December 2021

• Group-based child sexual exploitation characteristics of offending (accessible version)

  Home Secretary’s Foreword This Government has made it our mission to…

• Characteristics of group-based child sexual exploitation in the community: literature review (accessible version)

  October 2020 1. Executive summary This paper provides an overview of key…

Government response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) Report into the protection of children outside the United Kingdom, phase 2.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 21 January 2021

• Government response to the children outside the UK phase 2 report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (accessible version)

  Introduction 1. Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a borderless crime. We know…

These codes provide guidance for companies to help them understand how to mitigate the risks from online terrorist content and activity and child sexual exploitation and abuse.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 2 others
• Updated: 15 December 2020

We invite views on proposed changes to when childcare workers are disqualified from working in schools and non-domestic settings.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 2 July 2018

We’re seeking views on revised statutory guidance for local authorities on the care of unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 November 2017

Strategy setting out the government’s commitments to safeguard and promote the welfare of unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 November 2017

A cross-government declaration outlining the UK’s progress since Girl Summit 2014 to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage.

• From: Department for Education and 6 others
• Updated: 22 July 2015