National

Links to National / Statutory Guidance and Legislation are listed below (in alphabetical order):

Managing Allegations - Education 2011

Children Act 2004

Children Act 1989

Child & Family Practitioners' Understanding of child development: Lessons learnt from a small sample of Serious Case Reviews

Child Protection and the Dental Team

Equalities Act 2010 - Briefing paper

Family perspectives on safeguarding and on relationships with Children's Services (Children's Commissioner for England's Report June 2010)

Handling Cases of Forced Marriage (multi-agency practice guidelines)

Information Sharing: Guidance for Practitioners and Managers

Information Sharing: Pocket Guide

Protecting Children - Supporting Foster Carers dealing with an Allegation

Safe from Bullying: Guidance for Local Authorities and other Strategic Leaders in reducing bullying in the Community

Safeguarding Children in whom illness is fabricated or induced

Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education

Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation

Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked

Safeguarding Disabled Children: Practice Guidance

Sex and Violence: Improving your care - Taskforce on the health aspects of violence against women and children

Statutory guidance for making arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children under Section 11 of the Children Act 2004

Think-Family Toolkit: Improving Support for families at Risk - Strategic Overview

Third Sector strategy and action plan: Intention into Actions

Working Together: Listening to the voices of children and young people

Working Together to Safeguarding Children - March 2010

This guidance was subsequently amended in June, with changes to Chapter 8 (Serious Case Review). These changes can be viewed by clicking on one of the links below:

Amended Chapter 8 (Serious Case Review)                                              

Amended Chapter 8 - Interactive

Working within the Sexual Offences Act 2003

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