Amendments

This pathway was added in December 2024.

In December 2024, definitions were updated in line with revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

In December 2024, links to sources of further information were updated.

This chapter was refreshed in December 2024.

In December 2024, this chapter was revised in line with updated government guidance.

This chapter was updated in December 2024 to include information on Stalking Protection Orders. A new Section 6, Non-fatal Strangulation was added. Definitions were also updated in line with revised Working Together to Safeguard Children which now uses the statutory definition of domestic abuse in Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

This chapter was added to the manual in December 2024.

In December 2024, this chapter was refreshed.

In December 2024, this chapter was amended in line with the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

This PDF document was replaced with an updated version in December 2024.

In December 2024, this chapter was updated in line with the Online Safety Act 2023.

In December 2024, minor amendments were made to definitions in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children.

In December 2024, a link was added to Education Supply Chains – A Better Hiring Toolkit.

This chapter was refreshed in December 2024.

In December 2024, this chapter was amended in line with the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

This chapter was refreshed in December 2024.

This chapter was added in July 2024.

In June 2024, a new subsection 'Principles' was 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.

In June 2024, a link to BASW Age Assessment Practice Guidance was added in Section 1.2.1, Age Assessment. A link to Operation Innerste Process: Caseworker Guidance was added in Further Information. Section 2.3, Indicators was also amended to include information on Identifying Suspected Perpetrators of Modern Slavery. 

This chapter was refreshed in June 2024.

This chapter was updated in June 2024.

In June 2024, a new Section 9, Other Harmful Practices was added. The Health and Care Act 2022 has made it illegal to carry out, offer or aid and abet virginity testing or hymenoplasty in any part of the UK. It is also illegal for UK nationals and residents to do these things outside the UK. Information has also been added on Breast Flattening which is an offence as set out in CPS So-Called Honour-Based Abuse Legal Guidance. Section 8, NHS Data Sharing was also refreshed and updated.