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Amendments

November 2023

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Updated Chapters
Chapter Name Details
Information Sharing Information has been added into Section 5, National Guidance on Information Sharing in relation to the Serious Violence Duty.
Recognising Abuse and Neglect This chapter has been refreshed.
Disabled Children This chapter has been refreshed throughout and in line with the UK Social Work Practice in Safeguarding Disabled Children and Young People report.
Kent and Medway Working with Children and Young People who are Sexually Active or Displaying Harmful Sexual Behaviour Procedure This chapter has been replaced with a PDF document.
Kent and Medway Protocol for the Management of Actual or Suspected Bruising in Infants and Children who are not Independently Mobile This PDF document has been updated.
Kent and Medway Safer Professionals Practice with Technology: Frequently Asked Questions This chapter has been replaced with a PDF document.
Children Missing Education This chapter has been updated throughout.
Domestic Abuse This chapter has been updated throughout and should be re-read.
Female Genital Mutilation This chapter has been replaced with a PDF document.
Foreign Exchange Visits Guidance and Procedure This chapter has been replaced with a PDF document.
Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children Information has been added in to Section 4, Protection and Action to be Taken in relation to Serious Violence Reduction Orders.
Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation This chapter has been updated. Information has been added in to Section 1.2.1, Age Assessments in relation to the National Age Assessment Board.
Kent and Medway Pre-Birth Procedure This chapter has been replaced with a PDF document.
Safeguarding Children and Young People against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism This chapter has been refreshed and links added to additional guidance in Section 6, Further Information.
Transitional Safeguarding Additional resources have been added into Section 6, Further Information.
Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers This chapter has been amended in line with revised Keeping Children Safe in Education. Section 4.5, Application Form has been updated to note that Keeping Children Safe in Education provides that schools and colleges should only accept copies of a curriculum vitae alongside an application form. A curriculum vitae on its own will not provide adequate information. Information has been added into Section 4.6, Scrutinising and Shortlisting in relation to online searches.
Kent Escalation and Professional Challenge Policy This PDF document has been updated.
Agency Roles and Responsibilities This chapter has been refreshed. Section 6.19, Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements has been updated to include information on the extension of the duty to co-operate under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. In Section 6.9, The Secure Estate for Children a link has been added to Matters of Concern, Safeguarding Concerns, Allegations and Complaints for Children in Custody – Youth Custody Service (Youth Justice Resource Hub). New Section 2, Serious Violence Duty has been added.
New Chapters and Features
Chapter Name Details
Kent and Medway Responding to Nude and Semi-Nude Image Sharing: Guidance for Professionals This PDF document has been added to the procedures manual.
Kent Missing Children from Home and Care Procedures This PDF document has been added to the procedures manual.
Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children at School This chapter has been added to the procedures manual.
Removed Chapters
  • Kent Only - Children Who Exhibit Harmful Behaviour including Sexual Harm (Assessing and Providing Interventions);
  • Online Safety, Child Abuse and Technology (Local Guidance);
  • Female Genital Mutilation;
  • Foreign Exchange Visits;
  • Kent and Medway Pre-Birth Procedures.

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