Amendments

This chapter was refreshed in January 2025. Ofsted Guidance Surveillance and Monitoring in Residential Childcare Settings was updated to cover supported accommodation services.

In January 2025, amendments were made in line with the Online Safety Act 2023.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated to reflect updated Prevent Duty Statutory Guidance.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

In January 2025, a link was added to Education Supply Chains - A Better Hiring Toolkit. This provides simple guidance to support schools and colleges to hire new employees in line with regulatory and industry best practices. It may be of interest to employers in other sectors.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

This new chapter reflecting Ofsted Guidance Surveillance and Monitoring in Residential Childcare Settings was added in January 2025 to cover supported accommodation services.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

In January 2025, amendments were made line with the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

In January 2025, amendments were made line with the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

Section 2, Responsibility of the Local Authority was updated in July 2024 to reflect the Home Office increase in financial support to individuals waiting to find out if they will be given asylum in the UK.

This chapter was updated in July 2024.

In July 2024, a new Section 8, Other Harmful Practices was added. The Health and Care Act 2022 has made it illegal to carry out, offer or aid and abet virginity testing or hymenoplasty in any part of the UK. It is also illegal for UK nationals and residents to do these things outside the UK. Information was also added on Breast Flattening which is an offence as set out in CPS So-Called Honour-Based Abuse Legal Guidance.

This chapter was refreshed in July 2024 and additional links were added into Further Information.

In July 2024, information was added to reflect the reclassification of nitrous oxide as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (as amended).

This chapter was refreshed in July 2024 and additional links were added into Further Information.