National Child Protection Guidance

The new volume of National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland was published in December 2010.  

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'Safe and Well'

'Safe & Well' is a comprehensive document designed to provide a benchmark for education authorities. It provides information and guidance for all education staff to ensure awareness of children's needs, and covers the practice and procedures to be followed when there are concerns about children's safety and wellbeing.

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'Safeguarding Children in Scotland who may have been Trafficked'

In recognition that child trafficking is an issue affecting Scottish society, the Scottish Government published this guidance in February 2009.

The guidance shows that this is an issue in relation to children trafficked into Scotland from abroad, from Scotland to abroad and from one part of the UK to another.

The guidance describes what the experiences of children who are trafficked might have been. It shows how this might make them particularly vulnerable and fearful of those they think represent 'authority' and/or 'the state'.

The guidance also points out that professionals currently work to protect and support children and young people within an existing legislative, policy and practice framework. And that good professional practice needs be applied whether the child in question is a victim of trafficking or not.

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