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Younger children living with neglect to be focus of joint targeted area inspections

6 September 2026

Inspections to consider local areas' multi-agency responses to younger children living with neglect. Beginning in autumn 2026, inspectors will look at how children’s social care, the police, probation services and…

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Regulated activity and criminal records checks

2 September 2026

From 1 September 2026, the supervision exemption for regulated activity with children is removed. This means some people will be in regulated activity with children from 1 September 2026 when…

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Webinar: Insights into affluent neglect

31 August 2026

Affluent neglect can often sit outside the thinking of professionals in respect of harm, not fitting the commonly held stereotypical views that neglect must be associated with poverty. This can…

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Webinar: DBS checks – what you need to know

29 August 2026

DBS checks are a key component of the Safer Recruitment process and within the guidance there is a clarity around who, when, why those in job roles should have a…

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KCSiE 2026 Safeguarding Update Webinar

15 July 2026

KCSIE 2026 will come into force on 1 September 2026, as is usual practice. The department’s ‘for information’ versions are intended to provide schools with details on the changes in…

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KCSiE 2026 published

10 July 2026

Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment 'for information' 2026 version published by the DfE. ‘Part one: overview for all staff’ is now available. This…

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Improving help and child protection: revised framework consultation

7 July 2026

The DfE are seeking views on proposals to update Working Together to Safeguard Children, the Children’s Social Care National Framework , and the policy that will underpin the development of multi-agency child protection teams…

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Child protection: revised framework consultation

1 July 2026

The DfE are eeking views on the statutory framework for help, support and protection of children. This consultation will inform updates to Working together to safeguard children, Children’s social care national framework and…

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New evidence on online harms affecting children

29 June 2026

The Evidence and Insights Pack brings together the latest research, data, and practice examples from across England and Wales to improve our understanding of the risks children face online and…

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Changes to regulated activity and DBS checks for volunteers

22 June 2026

From 1st September 2026, the Crime and Policing Act 2026 removes the supervision exemption from the definition of regulated activity. Previously, a volunteer supervised by a member of staff in regulated…

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Webinar: major incident preparedness

16 June 2026

Free webinar from EduShield on shared learning on how US schools prepare for critical incidents, map vulnerable areas and what the UK can learn ahead of Martyn's Law. Tuesday 23rd…

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KCSIE 2026: Key updates and implications for DSLs

12 June 2026

Join Safeguarding Network for this essential 30-minute update session on KCSIE 2026: Key Updates and Implications for DSLs. Delivered by the Teacher Regulation, School Safeguarding and Safety Team, this webinar…

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