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Working Together To Safeguard Children 2026 Update.

The Mental Health Act 2025 Reforms.

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1.Core Procedures

  1. 1.0.1Safeguarding Partnership PrinciplesMarch 19, 2024
  2. 1.0.2Recognising Abuse and NeglectMarch 27, 2026
  3. 1.0.3ReferralsOctober 16, 2025
  4. 1.0.4Children and Families Practice Guidance: AssessmentsJune 6, 2024
  5. 1.0.5Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989October 14, 2024
  6. 1.0.6Child Protection ConferencesOctober 16, 2025
  7. 1.0.7Child Protection PlansMarch 28, 2025
  8. 1.0.8Children and Families Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries or AbroadJune 10, 2024
  9. 1.0.9Managing Allegations Against Those Who Work Or Volunteer With ChildrenJune 6, 2024
  10. 1.0.10Information SharingMarch 28, 2025
  11. 1.0.11Good Practice Supporting the Voice of the ChildMarch 27, 2026
  12. 1.0.12Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

2.Safeguarding Practice Guidance

  1. 2.0.1BullyingMarch 27, 2026
  2. 2.0.2Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and AbuseMarch 27, 2026
  3. 2.0.3Child Sexual Abuse in the Family EnvironmentMarch 27, 2026
  4. 2.0.4Child Sexual ExploitationOctober 16, 2025
  5. 2.0.5Children and Families that go Missing (Including Unborn Children)March 27, 2026
  6. 2.0.6Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and ExploitationMarch 27, 2026
  7. 2.0.7Children Living Away from HomeMarch 27, 2026
  8. 2.0.8Children Missing Education and Children in Education other than in Registered SchoolsOctober 16, 2025
  9. 2.0.9Children Who Go Missing from Home and CareMarch 28, 2025
  10. 2.0.10Children of Parents with Learning DisabilitiesOctober 16, 2025
  11. 2.0.11Children of Parents with Mental Health ProblemsMarch 28, 2025
  12. 2.0.12Children and Custodial Settings Practice GuidanceJune 6, 2024
  13. 2.0.13Children Visiting Psychiatric Wards and FacilitiesJune 7, 2024
  14. 2.0.14Concealed, Denied or Late Presentation of PregnancyJune 6, 2024
  15. 2.0.15Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding ChildrenOctober 16, 2025
  16. 2.0.16Children with Disabilities/Complex NeedsOctober 16, 2025
  17. 2.0.17Domestic AbuseJune 6, 2024
  18. 2.0.18Perplexing Presentations (PP)/Fabricated and Induced IllnessJune 6, 2024
  19. 2.0.19Female Genital MutilationJune 6, 2024
  20. 2.0.20Forced MarriageJune 6, 2024
  21. 2.0.21Child Criminal ExploitationOctober 16, 2025
  22. 2.0.22Children and Young People who Display Sexually Harmful BehaviourJuly 7, 2025
  23. 2.0.23'Honour' Based AbuseMay 21, 2024
  24. 2.0.24Managing Injuries to Non-Independently Mobile ChildrenJune 6, 2024
  25. 2.0.25NeglectJune 6, 2024
  26. 2.0.26Non-Recent, Organised and Complex AbuseJune 6, 2024
  27. 2.0.27Online SafetyMarch 27, 2026
  28. 2.0.28Pre-BirthJune 10, 2024
  29. 2.0.29Radicalisation, Terrorist and Extremist IdeologyOctober 14, 2024
  30. 2.0.30Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Children in Care and Children Previously in Care at SchoolMarch 27, 2026
  31. 2.0.31Self Harm and Suicidal Ideation PathwayJune 6, 2024
  32. 2.0.32Child Abuse linked to Faith or BeliefOctober 16, 2025
  33. 2.0.33Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting ChildrenOctober 16, 2025
  34. 2.0.34Substance Use in ParentsOctober 14, 2024
  35. 2.0.35Safeguarding Unborn BabiesJune 6, 2024
  36. 2.0.36Underage Sexual ActivityJune 10, 2024
  37. 2.0.37Working with Interpreters and others with Special Communication Skills
    Updated
    March 27, 2026
  38. 2.0.38Parents with Neurodevelopmental Conditions including Autism Spectrum DisordersMarch 28, 2025
  39. 2.0.39Local Practice Guidance Documents
  40. 2.0.40Guidance - Prevent Duty Self-assessment Tool: Further Education

3.Learning and Improvement

  1. 3.0.1Learning and Improvement FrameworkMarch 27, 2026

4.Safeguarding Partnership Arrangements

  1. 4.0.1Organisational ResponsibilitiesOctober 14, 2024
  2. 4.0.2Arrangements for the North Yorkshire Safeguarding PartnershipJune 6, 2024
  3. 4.0.3Managing Different Professional Perspectives and Mutual Challenge (including Professional Resolutions Practice Guidance)March 28, 2025
  4. 4.0.4Complaints in Relation to Child Protection ConferenceJune 6, 2024
  5. 4.0.5WhistleblowingJune 6, 2024
  6. 4.0.6Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and VolunteersMarch 27, 2026
  7. 4.0.7Serious Violence Duty October 14, 2024
  8. 4.0.8North Yorkshire and City of York CDOP ArrangementsJune 6, 2024
  9. 4.0.9North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership - Note that full arrangements for NYSCP will be published by NYSCP at NYSCP.
  10. 4.0.10Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
  11. 4.0.11Child Death Reviews

5.Appendices and Protocols

  1. 5.0.1Using this ManualMarch 27, 2026
  2. 5.0.2Local ContactsMarch 27, 2026
  3. 5.0.3National Contacts
  4. 5.0.4Glossary
  5. 5.0.5NICE Guidelines

Last Updated: March 27, 2026

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