Procedures and Guidance for Specific Circumstances

The Basic Safeguarding Procedures apply in all circumstances and in every setting when a parent, professional or any other person has concerns about the welfare of a child. This includes children living away from home as well as with their family, and relates to concerns about abuse by other children as well as a range of adult carers and other professionals. Concerns can also relate to abuse that has happened in the past, as well as to contemporary events.

This section outlines some special considerations that apply to safeguarding children in a range of specific circumstances.

• Abuse by Children and Young People
• Abuse by Extended Family and Friends
• Abuse by a Stranger
• Bullying
• Child Abuse and Information Technology
• Child Abuse Linked to Spirit Possession and Witchcraft
• Children Affected by Gang Activity
• Children in Hospital
• Children whose Behaviour Indicates a Lack of Parental Control
• Children in Contact with Individuals who are a Potential Risk to Children
• Children in Custody
• Children Involved in Violent Extremism
• Children in Temporary Accommodation
• Child Victims of Trafficking
• Children whose Parents are in the Armed Services
• Children who Self Harm
• Children and Families who go Missing
• Concealed Pregnancy
• Disabled Children
• Domestic Violence
• Fabricated or Induced Illness
• Female Genital Mutilation
• Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence
• Looked After Children
• Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements
• Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences – MARAC
• Organised or Multiple Abuse
• Parental Alcohol Misuse
• Parental Drug Misuse
• Parental Learning Disability
• Parental Mental Illness
• Private Foster Care
• Race and Racism
• Sexually Active Children
• Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
• Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children
• Visits by Children to High Secure Hospitals, Prisons and Young Offender Institutions
• Working with Uncooperative Families