Amendments

2025

April 2025

Complex Safeguarding (Organised or Multiple) Abuse also known as Gold Group	This chapter was updated in April 2025.
Working with Sexually Active Young People	This chapter was reviewed in April 2025 and should be reread in its entirety.
Concealment and Denial of Pregnancy and Birth	This chapter was updated in April 2025.
Pre-Trial Therapy or Pre-Proceedings Protocol	This chapter was reviewed in April 2025.
Strategy Discussions	This chapter was updated in April 2025.
LSCP Joint Protocol for Operation Encompass	This chapter was added to the manual in April 2025.
Recognising Abuse and Neglect	In April 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.
Child on Child Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse and Sexually Harmful Behaviours	This chapter was updated in April 2025, to include a Section 9, Further information.
LSCP Joint Protocol for Missing Children and Young People	This chapter was updated in April 2025.
Children from Abroad	This chapter was updated in April 2025, to include information in the Additional Guidance and Support Section.
Professional Resolution and Escalation Protocol	This chapter was refreshed in April 2025.
Children Whose Behaviour Harms Others	This chapter was refreshed in April 2025.
Female Genital Mutilation	This chapter was reviewed in April 2025, and should be re-read in its entirety.
Safer Sleep for Infants Guidance	This chapter was refreshed in April 2025.
Local Contacts	These details were updated in April 2025.
Guidance for Safer Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers	This chapter was updated in April 2025, to include a link to Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets - GOV.UK in Further Information section.
Safeguarding Children Affected by Problematic Drug and Alcohol Use (Parental and Child use)	This chapter was refreshed in April 2025.
Managing Allegations of Abuse Made Against Persons who Work with Children and Young People	This chapter was updated in April 2025, to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets - GOV.UK in Section 13, Further Information.