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Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children.
We are seeking views on our revisions to the Working together to safeguard children statutory guidance.
Advice for local areas to embed working together to safeguard children and the children’s social care national framework in practice.
The report presents findings from the national evaluation of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs), commissioned by the then Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and Department of Health, to examine the extent to which LSCBs have overcome the weaknesses...
What to do to protect people who come into contact with your charity through its work from abuse or mistreatment.
Information on statutory safeguarding duties, potential safeguarding issues, and working with safeguarding partners.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
Guidance on information sharing for people who provide safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers.
The group will help the government to implement an integrated multi-agency approach to safeguarding, child protection and family help.
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