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2025

May 2025

Child Criminal Exploitation

This chapter was refreshed in May 2025 and a new Section 3, Child Financial Exploitation was added.

Information Sharing

In May 2025, this chapter was revised in line with updated government guidance.

Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers

In May 2025, links were added in Further Information to Education Supply Chains - A Better Hiring Toolkit and Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK).

Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment

This chapter was refreshed in May 2025.

2024

May 2024

Underlying Values and Principles

Section 2, Children’s Social Care National Framework was added in May 2024.

Child Criminal Exploitation

In May 2024, minor amendments were made to definitions in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children.

Agency Roles and Responsibilities

In May 2024, information in relation to Serious Violence Reduction Orders, including information from the Ofsted Framework Joint Targeted Area Inspections of the Multi-agency Response to Serious Youth Violence was added into Section 2, Serious Violence Duty.

Children in Specific Circumstances

This chapter was updated in May 2024.