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Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures Manual

Amendments

These Child Protection Procedures are reviewed and updated on a 6 month rolling program and all amendments are noted here with the exception of minor text spelling errors or similar. Urgent updates may be added where the outcome of a Case Review or inspection requires and amendment. Alerts will be sent out for any changes.

 

 

February 2024

CAPTION: amendments February 2024
   
Updated Chapters
Chapter Name Details

Child Sexual Exploitation

This chapter has been refreshed.

Child Criminal Exploitation

This chapter has been refreshed.

Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children

This chapter has been refreshed.

Domestic Abuse

This chapter has been refreshed.

Online Safety

This chapter has been refreshed and links to additional guidance have been added in Further Information.

Pre-Birth Practice Guidance

This chapter has been updated to include a new Section 3, Safe Sleeping.

Safeguarding Children and Young People Against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism

This chapter has been refreshed and links to additional guidance have been added in Further Information.

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

This chapter has been refreshed and links to additional guidance have been added in Further Information.

Agency Roles and Responsibilities

A new subsection 'Principles' has been added into Section 2, Serious Violence Duty to include information from the Ofsted Framework Joint Targeted Area Inspections of the Multi-agency Response to Serious Youth Violence.

New Chapters and Features
Chapter Name Details

Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children at School

This chapter has been added to the manual.

Removed Chapters
  • Adolescent Risk Assessment.
Next Update: August 2024

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