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This guide is to help you and your business understand how to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on your platform.
Letter to get evidence that social services think your child has been abused or is at risk, if you're applying for legal aid.
Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children’s social services.
We are an independent panel commissioning reviews of serious child safeguarding cases. We want national and local reviews to focus on improving learning, professional practice and outcomes for children. Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel works with the Department for Education...
This guide is to help you and your business understand issues around data protection and privacy. It is intended for organisations that provide online services likely to be accessed by children.
Plans for a new Child Protection Authority unveiled as part of government strategy to protect children from predators and abuse.
This policy framework sets out statutory safeguarding duties for secure settings and escort providers in the Youth Custody Service (YCS).
Figures in this bulletin are presented for the Child Protection Register by legal status, category of abuse, duration and age. Child Protection Referrals are presented by source of referral.
Sample letter for social services staff to respond to requests for information about child abuse assessments or child protection plans.
Guidance on child protection cases and care orders where the child has links to a foreign country.
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