Amendments

In February 2026, Section 2, Home Remedies has been amended to include the increasing advisory role pharmacists play re over the counter medication.

In February 2026 this chapter has been updated with information from the Youth Justice Charter - know your rights in the youth justice system. The Youth Justice Charter sets out what children can expect at each stage of the youth justice system — helping them understand who does what, what their rights are, and what to do if the standards are not met.

This chapter was reviewed and updated in September 2025.

This chapter was updated in August 2025 to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets - GOV.UK.

In August 2025, information was added into Section 3, Risks in relation to sexually coerced extortion.

This chapter was updated in August 2025 to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets - GOV.UK in Section 2.3, Disclosure and Barring Service Checks. 

In August 2025, information was added into Section 8, Accommodation, Bedroom Space and Sharing in relation to bunk beds.

This chapter was refreshed in August 2025. A new section was added to the chapter on Child Financial Exploitation.

In August 2025, a link was added to Young People and Vaping (NHS).

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

This chapter was refreshed locally in February 2025.

This chapter was refreshed locally in February 2025.

This chapter was refreshed locally in February 2025.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

This chapter was refreshed locally where required in February 2025.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, information was added to Section 5, Checks, with details on how to request information about an applicant from Ofsted. Local amendments were also made.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

This chapter was refreshed locally in February 2025.

This chapter was refreshed locally in February 2025.

This chapter was refreshed locally in February 2025.

This chapter was refreshed locally in February 2025.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed where required.

This chapter was refreshed locally in February 2025.

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with updated Prevent statutory guidance, plus local amendments.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

This chapter was refreshed locally in February 2025.

This chapter was refreshed locally where required in February 2025.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

This chapter was refreshed locally in February 2025.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed where required.

This chapter was updated in February 2025.

In February 2025, amendments were made to the definition of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in line with further revisions to Working Together to Safeguard Children. The chapter was refreshed locally also where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

This chapter was refreshed in February 2025 including local amendments.

This chapter was updated in February 2025.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.

In February 2025, this chapter was refreshed locally where required.