Amendments

This chapter was updated in March 2025 to reflect changes from the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children and local working arrangements.

This chapter was amended in January 2025 when the roles and responsibilities of different professionals was clarified and the process updated.

This chapter was updated in January 2025 to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK) in Section 9, Substantiated Allegations and Referral to the DBS.

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

In January 2025, the pro forma for case conference reports for GPs was added to Section 7, Information for the Conference.

In January 2025, amendments were made to the definition of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in line with further revisions to Working Together to Safeguard Children.

This chapter was substantially updated in January 2025 following fundamental organisational learning from a number of organised abuse cases in the area.

In January 2025, information about identifying suicide clusters was added.

This chapter was updated in January 2025 to include information on Stalking Protection Orders.

In January 2025, links to local resources were added to the further information section.

In January 2025, this chapter was revised throughout.

This chapter was extensively revised in January 2025.

This chapter was updated in January 2025 to include a link to Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK) in Section 9, Further Information.

In January 2025, links to sources of further information were updated.

In January 2025, information was added regarding the definition of sexually coerced extortion, AI imagery and sharing nudes and semi-nudes.

This chapter was updated and revised in January 2025 to include information on children living in temporary accommodation or in hospital.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with the revised Prevent Strategy.

In January 2025, the information about indicators of risk was updated.

In July 2024, this chapter was revised throughout in line with updated statutory guidance.

In July 2024, definitions were updated in line with the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

In July 2024, this chapter was revised throughout in line with updated statutory guidance.

In July 2024, a link was added in Section 1.2.1, Age Assessment to BASW Age Assessment Practice Guidance. In Further Information, a link was added to Operation Innerste Process: Caseworker Guidance.

This chapter was updated in July 2024, to reflect changes from the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

In July 2024, minor revisions were made to update the LSPR process and corrections to the names of groups and job titles.

This chapter was updated in July 2024, a new Section 6, Non- Fatal Strangulation was added. Definitions were also updated in line with revised Working Together to Safeguard Children which now uses the statutory definition of domestic abuse in Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

In July 2024, amendments were made in line with the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

This chapter was amended in July 2024, Section 8, Medical Assessments was extensively revised. Elsewhere, amendments were made to reflect the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children published in December 2023.

This chapter was updated in July 2024, to reflect changes from the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

This chapter was added in July 2024.

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

In July 2024, Section 7, NHS Data Sharing was revised and updated.

This chapter was updated in July 2024, with new guidance from Working Together to Safeguard Children around purpose and function of Child Protection Conferences and the role of the Lead Practitioner.