Amendments

2025

January 2025

Monitoring Quality	In January 2025, this chapter was refreshed to add additional information in relation to Regulation 45 reviews and reports.
Safeguarding Children from Radicalisation and Extremism	This chapter was updated in January 2025.
Positive Relationships and Behaviour Support	This chapter was refreshed in January 2025.
Staffing and Safe Recruitment	This chapter was updated in January 2024, to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets - GOV.UK in the Related Guidance section.
Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines	This chapter was refreshed in January 2025.
Safeguarding Children and Young People and Referring Safeguarding Concerns	In January 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.
Smoking	In January 2025, a link was added to Young People and Vaping (NHS).
Recognising Abuse and Neglect	In January 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.
Safe Use of the Internet, Social Media and Photographs	In January 2025, information was added into Section 1, Risks in relation to sexually coerced extortion.
Notification of Serious Events	In January 2025, information was added in relation to Ofsted and CQC Joint Registration Guidance: Children’s Homes and Health Care.
Allegations Against Staff	This chapter was updated in January 2025, to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets - GOV.UK. The LADO detail in Section 3, Coordinating the Response to Concerns or Allegations were updated.