Guidance

Child abuse concerns: guide for practitioners

Guidance to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 26 March 2015

Applies to England

Documents

What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused: advice for practitioners

Ref: DFE-00124-2015

PDF, 320 KB, 18 pages

Details

This guidance is for anyone who comes into contact with children and families while working, including:

• social care practitioners
• health practitioners
• early years practitioners
• school staff (both teaching and non-teaching)
• police officers
• local authorities

It applies to people working in the:

• statutory sector (organisations set up, controlled and funded by the government)
• voluntary sector (not for profit organisations)
• independent sectors (organisations funded by the clients who use the service)

It explains:

• the signs of abuse and neglect to look out for
• the action to take if you think a child is being abused or neglected

Published 26 March 2015