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Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of privately fostered children.
Ofsted's policy on how we regulate children's social care establishments and agencies explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
This document provides an overview of safeguarding to dental teams and reinforces its importance.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for disabled children and disabled young people.
Explains the HPV, Td/IPV and MenACWY vaccinations given to young people in school years 7 to 13.
How to help different groups respond to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) consultation.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.
A quick reference guide to the childhood flu vaccines for winter 2025 to 2026.
A toolkit to support commissioning of supervised toothbrushing programmes in early years settings and schools.
A list of solicitors accredited to deal with cases where a child is taken abroad without a parent's permission.
'You're Welcome': standards to help improve the quality of, and access to, health and wellbeing services for young people.
Guidance for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme between financial years 2022 to 2025.
Sets out the government's quality standards for children, young people and maternity standards.
Flu vaccination guidance and resources for schools.
Explains the role of local authorities and the funding they'll get to expand the availability of wraparound care in their areas from September 2024.
Resources to support blind cord safety and raise awareness.
Contact details of the people in child death overview panels (CDOPs) who are responsible for receiving child death notifications.
This guidance provides local authority analysts with the technical detail they need to submit aggregate data to the central system.
Ofsted’s safeguarding policy and guidance for inspectors on handling safeguarding disclosures.
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