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West Yorkshire Consortium Inter Agency Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures

2025

Amendments

2025

December 2025

Assessments	In December 2025 this chapter was reviewed and updated in line with local procedure.
Child Abuse and Information Communication Technology	In December 2025, this chapter was reviewed and updated in line with local procedure.
Abuse of Children with Disabilities	In December 2025 this chapter was reviewed and updated in line with local procedure.
Honour Based Abuse	In December 2025, this chapter was reviewed and updated in line with local procedure.
Parents with Learning Disabilities/Difficulties	In December 2025 this chapter was reviewed and updated in line with local procedure.
Children Missing Education and Children in Education other than in Registered Schools	This chapter was updated in December 2025 to bring it into line with Children Missing Education (August 2024). The changes are technical updates only to bring the guidance in line with the Working together to improve attendance statutory guidance and the School Attendance (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2024. It also highlights pending legislation: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and brings to the attention of readers Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) Thematic Reviews of Children Not in School in Local Areas which will be undertaken in 2025

July 2025

Multi-Agency Protocol for the Assessment of Non Mobile Babies with Injuries Including Bruising, Burns and Scalds in Non Mobile Babies	In July 2025, this chapter was updated.

June 2025

Allegations Against Persons who Work with Children	This chapter was updated in June 2025 to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK) in Section 15, Action Following a Criminal Investigation.
Radicalisation, Terrorist and Extremist Ideology	This chapter was refreshed in June 2025.
Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment	This chapter was refreshed in June 2025.
Recognising Abuse and Neglect	This chapter was updated in June 2025.
Abuse of Children with Disabilities	This chapter was refreshed in June 2025 and name changed from 'Abuse of Disabled Children'.
Harmful Sexual Behaviour	This chapter was refreshed in June 2025.
Initial Child Protection Conferences	In June 2025, this chapter was reviewed and updated in line with local procedure.
Strategy Discussions / Meetings	This chapter was updated in June 2025.
Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (APVA)	This chapter was added to the manual in June 2025.
Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation	In June 2025, this chapter was amended to include information on Identifying Suspected Perpetrators of Modern Slavery to Section 2.3, Indicators. Additional links were also added to Further Information.
Safer Recruitment, Selection and Supervision of Staff	This chapter was updated in June 2025 to include a link to Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK) in Relevant Guidance.