Amendments

In October 2025, this chapter was reviewed and updated in line with local procedure.

In October 2025, Pathways for Self-Harm and Suicide Contagion Protocol was added to the Related Guidance section of this chapter.

In October 2025, this chapter was reviewed and updated in line with local procedure.

In October 2025, links to local LADO contacts was added to the start of this chapter. 

In October 2025, the chapter Children Missing from Care, Home and Education was updated in line with local procedure.

In October 2025, this chapter was refreshed on the basis of good practice guidance from recent legal judgements. Also amendments made as the Working Together With Parents Network that supports professionals working with parents with learning disabilities and learning difficulties and their children is now run by Research in Practice, part of the NCB family.

In October 2025, Section 4, Supporting the Voice of Parents and Carers, was added in line with local procedure. 

In October 2025, links to relevant guidance were added to this chapter.

This chapter was updated in October 2025.

This chapter was reviewed and updated in October 2025 in line with local procedure

In October 2025, the Blackburn with Darwen CSE Toolkit was updated.

In October 2025, this chapter was reviewed and updated in line with local procedure.

In October 2025, a new section was added to the chapter on Child Financial Exploitation.

In October 2025, this new chapter was added to the manual.

This chapter was added to the manual in October 2025.