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Amendments

2025

July 2025

Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation

This chapter was added to the manual in July 2025.

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Policy

In July 2025, this chapter was added to the manual.

Child to Parent/Carer Harm Policy

This chapter was added to the manual in July 2025.

Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National Guidance

In July 2025, links were added to Youth Remand Concordat - Guidance and principles to follow a joint approach throughout the youth remand process for local and national partners and Delivering the best for girls in custody - an independent review into placements and care for girls in the Children and Young People Secure Estate.

Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Olds who may be Homeless and/or Require Accommodation; and Duty to Refer

In July 2025, information was added to Section 1, Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Old Young People who may be Homeless and/or Require Accommodation from Good decisions: supporting children aged 16 and 17 who need help when they are homeless - GOV.UK and Section 3, Domestic Abuse and Homelessness was added.

Young Carers

In July 2025, information was added from How Local Authorities Can Help Young Carers (Ofsted Blog) and additional resources were added to Further Information.

Family and Friends Care

In July 2025, this chapter was revised in line with updated government guidance.

Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UK

This chapter was updated in July 2025, to reflect Granting Leaves of Absence in Working Together to Improve School Attendance statutory guidance, which states that generally, the DfE does not consider a need or desire for a holiday or other absence for the purpose of leisure and recreation to be an exceptional circumstance for leave of absence. 

Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters

This chapter was updated in July 2025, with a link to DBS guidance leaflets - GOV.UK in the Related Guidance Section.

So-Called 'Honour' Based Violence Policy

This chapter was added to the manual in July 2025.

Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Looked After Children

In July 2025, in Section 2.1, Additional Considerations Where a Child Has Multiple Needs information was added about how to access pre-application advice on caring for children with complex needs (Ofsted) if you are thinking about opening a children's social care service for children with complex needs.

January 2025

Planning and Review

This chapter was updated in January 2025.