Statutory guidance on
multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children- December 2023
This guidance is for:
·
statutory safeguarding partners
(health, local authorities, and police)
·
directors of children’s services
·
education and childcare settings
·
social workers
·
health professionals
·
police (including British
Transport Police)
·
adult social care services
·
housing and homelessness
services
·
Prison and Probation Services
·
children’s homes
·
secure establishments (secure
training centres and young offender institutions)
·
youth offending teams
·
UK Visas and Immigration,
Immigration Enforcement, and Border Force
·
Children and Family Court
Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass)
·
the armed services
·
Channel panels
·
voluntary, charity, social
enterprise (VCSE) and faith-based organisations, and private sectors
·
sports clubs and organisations
It applies to:
·
all organisations and agencies
that have functions relating to children
·
all education providers and
childcare settings
Statutory guidance is issued by law. You must
follow it unless there’s a good reason not to.