Department for Education guidance places a shared and equal duty on local safeguarding partners to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in their area.
The guidance outlines how these partners (the local authority, police and health boards) must work together under multi-agency arrangements.
To find out how agencies must work in partnership to keep children safe and the legal duties they must meet use the following DfE guidance:
Online library of resources to help and support SEMH in children and young people.
Advice and guidance about virtual school suspensions.
Advice and guidance about virtual school admissions, attendance and suspensions.
Key contacts supporting schools, education providers and pupils.
Available SLCN training and courses.
Introductory course of One Planning for early years settings, schools and colleges.
Available Vision impairment (VI) training and courses.
Initial support when dealing with a critical incident.
Request external support