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Case studies for training multi-agency groups on identifying and preventing child neglect.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2024 to 2025.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2025 to 2026.
Guidance for senior leaders on monitoring the provision of online safety education in schools and colleges.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects adoption support agencies.
Specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the 2025 to 2026 children in need census.
Find out what reducing parental conflict is and about the work of the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme.
Ofsted's variation fees for children’s social care services.
Guidance to support commissioning of the Family Nurse Partnership programme for improving public health outcomes for children, young people and families.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2026 to 2027.
Guidance for providers on registering a children’s home with Ofsted when the care and accommodation is provided in more than one building.
How we produce statistics on looked-after children.
Statutory guidance on providing effective advocacy services for children and young people making a complaint under the children Act 1989.
Statutory guidance for local authorities with responsibility for education and children’s social services functions.
A framework to help social care and criminal justice agencies keep looked-after children out of the criminal justice system.
How local authorities can deal with international child protection cases.
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to children who are victims of domestic abuse.
Training and tools to help practitioners and their managers discuss parental conflict.
What local authorities need to do to place a child under 13 in a secure children’s home, and guidance on when it is appropriate to do so.
Statutory guidance for LAs and professionals who support unaccompanied migrant children, who may be victims, or potential victims, of modern slavery.
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