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Outlines the provisions of the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 which will come into force on 5 January 2026.
Statutory guidance for local authorities with responsibility for education and children’s social services functions.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a JTAI of the multi-agency response to the identification of initial need and risk (often referred to as the ‘front door’).
Leaflet for GPs and practice staff to support the nasal spray flu vaccination programme for children.
Guidance for those working with children who may have been recruited or transported for the purposes of exploitation.
Case studies for training multi-agency groups on identifying and preventing child neglect.
Guidance for anyone wanting to register and operate as a childminder agency.
'You're Welcome': standards to help improve the quality of, and access to, health and wellbeing services for young people.
Information leaflet and poster to support the whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy programme.
Guidance for local authorities on the local offer for care leavers.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) of the multi-agency response to children and their families who need help in a local authority area in England.
A template that childminder agencies and local authorities can use to create an agreement around information sharing and collaborative working.
Departmental advice for children’s homes providers and their partners following amendments to the Children’s Homes Regulations 2001.
How local authorities should collect and submit data to complete the children’s social work workforce census.
A major initiative to ensure pregnant and breastfeeding women can make informed decisions about their healthcare
Description of scarlet fever, potential complications of the disease and advice on who's most at risk and how to prevent the spread.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a residential holiday scheme for disabled children.
These guidelines on the prevention of secondary cases have been developed following a review of the epidemiology of invasive Hib disease.
The Lampard Inquiry (formerly known as the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry) will examine deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex between 2000 and 2023.
How we produce statistics on looked-after children.
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