20th February 2017
Latest edition of Working Together to Safeguard Children has just been published – the statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. [Updated: Minor amendment to the guidance to add the definition of child sexual exploitation.]
This guidance is for:
- local authority chief executives
- directors of children’s services
- chairs of local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs)
- teachers and education staff
- social workers
- health service professionals
- adult services
- police officers
- voluntary and community sector workers in contact with children and families
It applies to:
- local authorities
- all schools