Amendments

2026

April 2026

Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) Policy to Support Young Carers and their Families	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Risk Posed by People with Convictions Against Children	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Separated Parents Policy	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Child Death Reviews	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Surrogacy	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Safer Sleep for Infants Guidance	This chapter was updated in April 2026.
Statutory Framework	This chapter was amended in April 2026, to include Section 1.18, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023.
Meeting The Needs	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Parents with Neurodevelopmental Conditions including Autism Spectrum Disorders	This chapter was added to the manual in April 2026.
Introduction	This chapter was updated in April 2026.
Transient Families Guidance	This chapter was updated in April 2026.
Banned Items in Lincolnshire Schools, Academies and Colleges	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Good Practice Guidance on Authorising Absence in Educational Establishments without Parental Consent	This chapter was updated in April 2026.
Safeguarding Children Affected by Problematic Drug and Alcohol Use (Parental and Child use)	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Forced Marriage	This chapter was updated in April 2026.
Recognising and Responding to Abuse, Neglect and Significant Harm	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
LSCP Joint Protocol for Missing Children and Young People	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Working with Sexually Active Young People	This chapter was updated in April 2026.
Safeguarding Referrals Procedure	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Fabricated or Induced Illness/Perplexing Presentations	This chapter was updated in April 2026.
Working with families where Engagement is Complex or Conflicted: Practice Guidance	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Complex Safeguarding (Organised or Multiple) Abuse also known as Gold Group	This chapter was updated in April 2026.
LSCP Joint Protocol for Operation Encompass	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Early help Assessment and Team Around the Family Documentation	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Parental Mental Health Guidance	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.
Concealment and Denial of Pregnancy and Birth	This chapter was updated in April 2026.
Procedures for Digitally Recorded Interviews with Children	This chapter was refreshed in April 2026.

2025

October 2025

Visits to Prisons by Children	This chapter was updated in October 2025.
Protocol on Sharing Information in Order to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children	This chapter was updated in October 2025.
Good Practice Guidance on Authorising Absence in Educational Establishments without Parental Consent	This chapter was updated in October 2025.
Children Living Away from Home	This chapter was refreshed in October 2025.
Teenage Pregnancy Pathway	This chapter was updated in October 2025.
LSCP Joint Protocol for Operation Encompass	This chapter was refreshed in October 2025.
Discharge Planning from Physical and Mental Healthcare Hospitals when there are Safeguarding Concerns about a Child	This chapter was updated in October 2025.
Separated Parents Policy	This chapter was refreshed in October 2025.
Joint Lincolnshire Protocol to Reduce Offending and the Criminalisation of Children in Care	This chapter was refreshed in October 2025.
Multi-Agency Self Harm Pathway	This chapter was refreshed in October 2025.
Male Circumcision	This chapter was updated in October 2025.
Abuse of Disabled Children	This chapter was refreshed in October 2025.
Protocol on Sharing Information in Order to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children	This chapter was updated in October 2025.
Safeguarding Children in their use of Technology	This chapter was refreshed in October 2025.
Managing Allegations of Abuse Made Against Persons who Work with Children and Young People	In October 2025, this policy was reviewed and amended to reflect developments in practice. However, it will be reviewed again shortly, following the release and implementation of the anticipated National LADO guidance.

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.
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.
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.