Statutory Guidance
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Tackling bullying – guidance for schools
The Department for Education has published guidance to help schools take action to prevent and respond to bullying, as part of their overall behaviour...
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Safeguarding changes as result of Children and Social Work Act 2017
The Children and Social Work Act 2017, which is now law, has enacted changes to safeguarding procedures. The Act introduces local arrangements for saf...
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Children and Social Work Bill becomes law
The Children and Social Work Bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament. The Act means a series of changes to the social work prof...
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Government changes statutory definition of child sexual exploitation
The Department for Education has updated Working Together to reflect changes to the statutory definition of child sexual exploitation. It com...
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Guidance for achieving permanence
The Department for Education has published guidance on the knowledge and skills social workers must have to help children in or entering care find per...
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NICE guidance on harmful sexual behaviour
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance on how to deal with children and young people who display harmful ...
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Children missing in education
The Department for Education has published an updated version of Children missing in education: Statutory guidance for local authorities. Thi...
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Keeping children safe in education update
The Department for Education has published an updated version of the statutory guidance, Keeping children safe in education. This revises and...
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