Amendments
March 2024
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation | This chapter has been amended to include information on Identifying Suspected Perpetrators of Modern Slavery to Section 2.3, Indicators. |
| Forced Marriage | This chapter has been updated and refreshed throughout. |
| 'Honour' Based Abuse | This chapter has been refreshed throughout. |
| Online Safety | This chapter has been refreshed. |
| Agency Roles and Responsibilities | This chapter has been updated. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Safeguarding Partnership Principles | This chapter has been added to the Core Procedures Section of the Contents List. |
| Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse | This chapter has been added to the procedures manual. |
| Pre-Birth | This chapter has been added to the procedures manual. |
| Radicalisation, Terrorist and Extremist Ideology | This chapter has been added to the procedures manual. |
| Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Children in Care and Children Previously in Care at School | This chapter has been added to the procedures manual. |
| Next Update: October 2024 |
October 2023
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Information Sharing | Information in relation to the Serious Violence Duty has been added into Section 5, National Guidance in Information Sharing. |
| Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment | This chapter has been refreshed to include information on resources from the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse. |
| Child Sexual Exploitation | This chapter has been updated as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 has extended the definition of Position of Trust within the Sexual Offences Act 2003 section 22A to include anyone who coaches, teaches, trains, supervises or instructs a child under 18, on a regular basis, in a sport or a religion. |
| Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation | Information in relation to the National Age Assessment Board has been added into Section 1.2.1, Age Assessments. |
| Disabled Children | This chapter has been updated to include information from the UK Social Work Practice in Safeguarding Disabled Children and Young People report. |
| Forced Marriage | This chapter has been amended, to reflect that the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 raised the age of marriage and civil partnership to 18 in England and Wales, with effect from 26 February 2023. |
| Child Criminal Exploitation | Section 7, Further Information has been updated to include a link to Serious Violence Duty - Preventing and Reducing Serious Violence: Statutory Guidance for Responsible Authorities. |
| Online Safety | Links have been updated/added into the Further Information section. |
| Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief | This chapter has been refreshed. |
| Agency Roles and Responsibilities | This chapter has been refreshed as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 has extended the definition of Position of Trust within the Sexual Offences Act 2003 section 22A to include anyone who coaches, teaches, trains, supervises or instructs a child under 18, on a regular basis, in a sport or a religion. Links have also been added to the HMPP Child Safeguarding Policy. A new Section 2, Serious Violence Duty has been added. 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. A link to 'Matters of Concern, Safeguarding Concerns, Allegations and Complaints for Children in Custody - Youth Custody Service (Youth Justice Resource Hub)' has been added into Section 6.9, The Secure Estate for Children. |
| 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 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 in relation to online searches. |
July 2023
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Child Sexual Exploitation | Contact details have been updated in Section 8, Protection and Action to be Taken. |
| Local Contacts | This chapter has been amended throughout. |
March 2023
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989 | This chapter has been updated in line with local terminology. |
| Child Protection Conferences | Minor amendments have been made throughout in line with local terminology. |
| Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation | Minor amendments have been made in line with local terminology. |
| Children Living Away from Home | This chapter has been updated in line with local terminology. |
| Children Missing Education | Minor amendments have been made in line with local terminology. |
| Children of Parents with Learning Disabilities | This chapter has been refreshed in line with case law. |
| Children of Parents with Mental Health Problems | Minor amendments have been made in line with local terminology. |
| Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers | Minor amendments have been made in line with local terminology. |
October 2022
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Good Practice Supporting the Voice of the Child | References to Public Health England have been updated. |
| Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation | A link has been added to CPS Guidance on Victims of Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and Smuggling. |
| Online Safety | A link has been added to Talking to your Child About Online Sexual Harassment (Children's Commissioner). |
| Agency Roles and Responsibilities | References to Public Health England have been updated. |
March 2022
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989 | Contact details in Section 8, Medical Assessments have been updated. |
| Bullying | This chapter has been updated and the definition of sexting was expanded to include taking and distributing nude or semi-nude images. |
| Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation | This chapter has been refreshed throughout. Information has been added on piloting devolving decision making for child victims of modern slavery and on Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTG). Links to Further Information have been added and updated, and a link added to the Independent Child Trafficking Guardians Referral Form. In areas where the ICTG service has been implemented, if the first responder considers a child to be a potential victim of modern slavery, they should refer them to the ICTG service by completing the online referral form. |
| Children of Parents with Learning Disabilities | Section 3, Indicators of Concern has been updated to include information in relation to pre-birth assessments and planning. Links to guidance have been updated. |
| Perplexing Presentations (PP) / Fabricated and Induced Illness | The link to this practice guidance has been updated. |
| Child Criminal Exploitation | This chapter has been substantially updated and should be re-read. |
| Honour Based Abuse | The link to the Tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy has been updated. |
| Online Safety | This chapter has been amended and the definition of sexting expanded to include taking and distributing nude or semi-nude images. The Further Information section has also been revised. |
| Underage Sexual Activity | This chapter has been amended to include information on sexual harassment and violence following the Review of Sexual Abuse in Schools and Colleges (Ofsted, June 2021) and Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2021). See the Ofsted report in Section 5, Issues. |
October 2021
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Referrals | This chapter has been updated. Minor amendments have been made in line with local practice. |
| Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989 | Section 8, Medical Assessments has been revised throughout in line with revised local practice. |
| Child Protection Conferences | This chapter has been updated. Minor amendments have been made throughout in line with local practice. |
| Children and Families Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries | This chapter has been refreshed throughout. |
| Child Sexual Exploitation | This chapter has been revised throughout. |
| Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation | Minor amendments have been made to this chapter in line with the UK's exit from the EEA. |
| Children of Parents with Mental Health Problems | Links to Further Information have been updated. |
| Children Visiting Psychiatric Wards and Facilities | This chapter has been given a general refresh throughout. |
| Concealed, Denied or Late Presentation of Pregnancy | This chapter has been updated. |
| Domestic Abuse | This chapter has been updated. |
| Fabricated or Induced Illness | This chapter has been updated. |
| Female Genital Mutilation | This chapter has been updated. |
| Criminal Exploitation and County Lines Practice Guidance | This chapter has been updated. |
| Managing Injuries to Non-Independently Mobile Children | This chapter has been updated. |
| Neglect | This chapter has been updated. |
| Non-Recent, Organised and Complex Abuse | This chapter has been updated. |
| Online Safety | This chapter has been revised throughout and information added in line with Domestic Abuse Act 2021. |
| Prevent: Working with Individuals Vulnerable to Extremism | This chapter has been updated. |
| Self Harm and Suicidal Ideation Pathway | This chapter has been updated. |
| Substance Misuse in Parents | This chapter has been updated. |
| Safeguarding Unborn Babies | This chapter has been updated. |
| Arrangements for the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Partnership | This chapter has been updated. |
| Agency Roles and Responsibilities | Section 4, People in Positions of Trust has been updated as a result of a revision to the statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children. Policies for responding to allegations against a person who works with children must now cover situations where an individual has behaved or may have behaved in a way that indicates they may not be suitable to work with children. This is to capture concerns around transferable risk; for example where a person who works with children is involved in a domestic abuse incident at home and this may have implications for their suitability to work with children. |
| Professional Resolutions Practice Guidance | This chapter has been updated. |
| Whistleblowing | This chapter has been updated. |
| Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers | This chapter has been updated to reflect legal changes following EU exit, including guidance on checking the past conduct of individuals who have lived or worked overseas. |
| Local Contacts | Amended: National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS); North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership. |
March 2021
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Responding to Abuse and Neglect | The definition of safeguarding has been updated to reflect the latest amendments to Working Together to Safeguard Children. A note was also added to the Early Help Section, highlighting that children with a parent or carer in custody may be benefit from Early Help provision. |
| Referrals | This chapter has been updated to reflect changes from the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children |
| Managing Allegations Against Those Who Work Or Volunteer With Children | The link to this Practice Guidance has been updated. |
| Information Sharing | This chapter has been refreshed throughout and updated in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children revisions (December 2020). |
| Bullying | This chapter has been updated with new links added to resources for addressing bullying linked to race/faith, and resources to help make schools, colleges or other settings LGBT inclusive. See Section 6, Further Information. |
| Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation | A link has been added in the Further Information section, to the statutory guidance Modern Slavery: how to identify and support victims 2020. This guidance replaces:
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| Children Living Away from Home | This chapter has been given a general refresh and the section on Children in Custody updated. |
| Children and Custodial Settings Practice Guidance | The link to this Practice Guidance has been updated. |
| Children and Young People who Display Sexually Harmful Behaviour | The link to this Practice Guidance has been updated. |
September 2020
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Bullying | This chapter has been updated to reflect updated Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance, and to reference Upskirting which is a specific example of abusive behaviour which has been linked to on-line bullying and grooming. Upskirting is a criminal offence and, as such, should be reported to the Police. |
| Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation | This chapter has been updated to take account of the new NRM digital referral form and the change to a Single Competent Authority (SCA). |
| Children Missing Education | Links have been updated to national guidance. |
| Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers | This chapter has been given a general refresh. |
