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Package of child protection advice and guidance published

Following commitments in the Government's Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation report, four new and revised pieces of DfE child protection advice and guidance were published in March 2015.


These documents are all available online, and include:

These documents aim to help all those working with children to identify abuse and neglect and know what action to take in response, inform them how to share information effectively to protect children, and understand the core legal requirements around promoting children's welfare and keeping them safe. At the same time, the documents support practitioners to exercise their expertise and judgement on how best to protect children and young people, and promote their welfare.