Guidance and regulation

One-page summary for health professionals and immunisation practitioners giving vaccinations.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 6 September 2023

• Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status: from 1 September 2023

  General principles Unless there is a documented or reliable verbal vaccine…

A practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases in children and young people settings, including education.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 21 February 2024

• What infections are, how they are transmitted and those at higher risk of infection

  Infections in children and young people settings Infections are common and…

• Preventing and controlling infections

  This section provides general guidance for staff in settings on the…

• Supporting immunisation programmes

  Immunisation means both receiving a vaccine and then becoming immune to a…

• Managing outbreaks and incidents

  Advice for all outbreaks Many infectious diseases can be managed by…

• Managing specific infectious diseases: A to Z

  Read the general advice for all outbreaks first Find your local health…

• Specific settings and populations: additional health protection considerations

  Early years or pre-school children (ages 0 to 5) This section provides…

• Children and young people settings: tools and resources

  Exclusion table This guidance refers to public health exclusions to…

Local authorities and regional adoption agencies can apply for therapeutic funding for eligible adoptive, special guardianship order and child arrangement order families.

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

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

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

This service specification is for local authorities commissioning health visitors and school nurses, for public health services for children aged 0 to 19.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 27 June 2023

How local authorities must meet their duty to ensure children with health needs receive a good education.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 14 December 2023

A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 9 January 2020

Guidance on the 8 principles of a whole school or college approach to promoting mental health and wellbeing.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 16 November 2023

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

Process for assessing, deciding and agreeing continuing care for children with complex health needs.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 22 January 2016

Meningococcal immunisation information for public health professionals.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 17 May 2022

How schools can support pupils whose mental health problems manifest themselves in behaviour.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 12 November 2018

A guide on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).

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

Details of immunisations for children between 2 and 5 years, before they start school.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 6 April 2023

Guide to the regulations on providing supported accommodation for children and young people. It includes the quality standards that all supported accommodation providers must meet.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 March 2023

Description of scarlet fever, potential complications of the disease and advice on who's most at risk and how to prevent the spread.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 29 March 2019

Documents to help local authorities and providers commission and deliver maternal and child public health services from preconception up to 24 years.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 19 May 2021

Guidance and sign up form for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 8 August 2022

Rotavirus immunisation information for public health professionals.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 28 August 2015

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