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Working Together To Safeguard Children 2026 Update.

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1.Core Procedures

  1. 1.0.1Recognising Abuse and Neglect
    Updated
    February 16, 2026
  2. 1.0.2Multi-Agency Threshold GuidanceMarch 12, 2025
  3. 1.0.3Early HelpMarch 12, 2025
  4. 1.0.4Contacts and ReferralsMarch 12, 2025
  5. 1.0.5Multi Agency Guidance for Working with Children in NeedMarch 12, 2025
  6. 1.0.6Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989March 12, 2025
  7. 1.0.7Child Protection ConferencesMarch 12, 2025
  8. 1.0.8Doncaster Children's Services - Child Protection Conference Screening Form, Signs and Indicators of Abuse for Need, Harm and Risk Identification and Decision MakingMarch 12, 2025
  9. 1.0.9Child Protection PlansMarch 12, 2025
  10. 1.0.10Child Protection Chair HandbookMarch 12, 2025
  11. 1.0.11Children and Families Moving Across Boundaries or AbroadAugust 19, 2025
  12. 1.0.12Responding to Allegations Against Staff, Carers or Volunteers
    Updated
    August 19, 2025
  13. 1.0.13Complex (Organised and Multiple) AbuseUnder Review
  14. 1.0.14Information SharingMay 21, 2024
  15. 1.0.15Good Practice Supporting the Voice of the ChildUnder Review
  16. 1.0.16Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

2.Safeguarding Practice Guidance

  1. 2.0.1BullyingMarch 12, 2025
  2. 2.0.2Child Abuse linked to Faith or BeliefMarch 13, 2025
  3. 2.0.3Child Sexual ExploitationFebruary 16, 2026
  4. 2.0.4Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment
    Updated
    February 16, 2026
  5. 2.0.5Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and ExploitationUnder Review
  6. 2.0.6Children Living Away from Home (Including those who are Privately Fostered and those Placed in Secure Accommodation on Welfare Grounds)February 16, 2026
  7. 2.0.7Concealed Pregnancy and Birth PolicyFebruary 16, 2026
  8. 2.0.8Children with Disabilities/Complex NeedsFebruary 16, 2026
  9. 2.0.9Domestic AbuseMarch 12, 2025
  10. 2.0.10Domestic and Sexual Abuse Education ToolkitMarch 12, 2025
  11. 2.0.11Fabricated or Induced Illness/Perplexing PresentationsAugust 19, 2025
  12. 2.0.12Female Genital MutilationUnder Review
  13. 2.0.13Forced MarriageMarch 13, 2025
  14. 2.0.14Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children
    Updated
    Under Review
  15. 2.0.15Harmful Sexual Behaviour
    Updated
    Under Review
  16. 2.0.16So Called 'Honour-Based' AbuseMay 21, 2024
  17. 2.0.17Managing Individuals Identified as Posing a Risk to ChildrenMarch 12, 2025
  18. 2.0.18MissingAugust 19, 2025
  19. 2.0.19NeglectUnder Review
  20. 2.0.20Non Recent (Historical) AbuseUnder Review
  21. 2.0.21Online Safety
    Updated
    February 16, 2026
  22. 2.0.22Parents with Learning Disabilities
    Updated
    February 16, 2026
  23. 2.0.23Parents with Mental Health ProblemsUnder Review
  24. 2.0.24Parents who Misuse SubstancesAugust 19, 2025
  25. 2.0.25Policy for Responding to Injuries or Abuse in Babies who are not Independently MobileMarch 12, 2025
  26. 2.0.26Radicalisation, Terrorist and Extremist IdeologyJuly 17, 2024
  27. 2.0.27Safeguarding Children and Young People who may have been Sexually AbusedUnder Review
  28. 2.0.28Safeguarding Unborn BabiesMarch 12, 2025
  29. 2.0.29Transitional Safeguarding
    Updated
    February 16, 2026
  30. 2.0.30Self Harm and Suicidal BehaviourMarch 13, 2025
  31. 2.0.31Underage Sexual ActivityMarch 12, 2025
  32. 2.0.32Use of Interpreters, Signers or Others with Communication SkillsMarch 12, 2025
  33. 2.0.33Visits to Prisons by ChildrenMarch 12, 2025
  34. 2.0.34Visits to Psychiatric Wards and Facilities by ChildrenFebruary 16, 2026

3.Safeguarding Partnership Arrangements (Roles and Responsibilities)

  1. 3.0.1About Doncaster Safeguarding Children PartnershipMarch 12, 2025
  2. 3.0.2Agency Roles and ResponsibilitiesMarch 12, 2025
  3. 3.0.3Protocol for Conducting Rapid Reviews and Child Safeguarding Practice ReviewsMarch 12, 2025
  4. 3.0.4Child Safeguarding Practice ReviewsMarch 12, 2025
  5. 3.0.5Child Death ReviewsMarch 12, 2025
  6. 3.0.6South Yorkshire Child Death Review Arrangements for Child Death ReviewsMarch 12, 2025
  7. 3.0.7Resolving Professional Differences ProtocolMarch 12, 2025
  8. 3.0.8Whistleblowing or Raising Concerns at WorkFebruary 16, 2026
  9. 3.0.9Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers
    Updated
    February 16, 2026
  10. 3.0.10Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel - Guidance for Safeguarding Partners and Child Protection Professionals on What the Panel Does and How it Works

4.Appendices and Protocols

4.1Local Protocols

  1. 4.1.1Dangerous Dogs Practice GuidanceMarch 12, 2025
  2. 4.1.2Doncaster Multi-Agency Guidance for Preventing and Responding to Behaviours Which May Indicate Potential Suicide or Self Harm ClustersFebruary 16, 2026
  3. 4.1.3Notifying GPs where a Child is the Subject of an Early Help Assessment (EHA), Team around the Family (TAF), or Child in Need (CIN)March 12, 2025
  4. 4.1.4Working with Uncooperative FamiliesMarch 12, 2025

4.2Appendices

  1. 4.2.1Using this ManualFebruary 16, 2026
  2. 4.2.2National Contacts
  3. 4.2.3Glossary
  4. 4.2.4NICE Guidelines
  5. 4.2.5Amendments

Last Updated: February 16, 2026

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