Resources

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013
Full PDF Version (942 kb) 

Working Together 2013 - Equality Analysis Safeguarding Statutory Guidance
Full PDF Version (391 kb) 

Archived - Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010
Full PDF Version (2.50 MB) 

London Child Protection Procedures

NICE Guide: When to Suspect Child Maltreatment

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Child Protection and the Dental Team

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Children Act 1989

The Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003

Children Act 2004

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

Children and Young Persons Act 2008

Child Trafficking Strategic Threat Assessment (9.24 MB)

Case Management and Outcomes for Neglected Children Returned to Their Parents: A Five Year Follow Up Study – DCSF (103kb)

Complex Child Abuse Investigations: Inter-Agency Issues (119 kb)

Data Protection Act 1998

Education Act 2002

Framework for the Assessment of Children & Families

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Home Office Circular 10/2004 (Female Genital Mutilation  (119 kb)

Information Sharing

What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused (March 2015)

Learning Lessons from Serious Case Reviews 2009-10 (Ofsted) (442 kb)

Local Authority Social Services Letter LASSL (2004)4 (Female Genital Mutilation) (28 kb)

Safeguarding Children from Abuse Linked to a Belief in Spirit Possession (224 kb)

Safeguarding children and young people who may be affected by gang activity (1.30 MB)

Safeguarding Children in whom illness is fabricated or induced (220 kb)

Safeguarding Children Who May Have Been Trafficked (324 kb)

Safeguarding Disabled Children – Practice Guidance (475 kb)

Safeguarding Young People from Sexual Exploitation (2 MB)

Sexual Offences Act 2003

The Right to Choose: Forced Marriages (2008) (812 kb)

Vision for services for children and young people affected by domestic violence (ADCS/LGA/CAFCASS/WA) (392 kb)

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