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Working Together To Safeguard Children 2026 Update.

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1.Journey of the Child

  1. 1.0.1Life Story Books GuidanceSeptember 23, 2024
  2. 1.0.2Later Life LettersSeptember 25, 2024
  3. 1.0.3Statement of PurposeSeptember 30, 2025

2.Recruitment and Assessment of Adopters

  1. 2.0.1Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective AdoptersMarch 19, 2025
  2. 2.0.2Adoption PanelSeptember 24, 2024
  3. 2.0.3Inter Country AdoptionSeptember 24, 2024
  4. 2.0.4Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already AdoptedMarch 19, 2025
  5. 2.0.5Non Agency AdoptionSeptember 24, 2024
  6. 2.0.6Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective AdoptersSeptember 25, 2024

3.Family Finding

  1. 3.0.1Placement for AdoptionOctober 13, 2025

4.Adoption Support

  1. 4.0.1Adoption SupportSeptember 30, 2025
  2. 4.0.2Disruption of Adoptive PlacementsSeptember 18, 2024
  3. 4.0.3Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case RecordsSeptember 18, 2024
  4. 4.0.4Adoption Case Records
    Updated
    March 19, 2026
  5. 4.0.5Intermediary ServicesJuly 26, 2022
  6. 4.0.6Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive PlacementsSeptember 18, 2024
  7. 4.0.7Adoption ReviewsSeptember 18, 2024
  8. 4.0.8Regional Adoption Agencies Adoption Support Transfer Protocol - This protocol applies to all Regional Adoption Agencies. It outlines the expected process, accountabilities and procedures that should be applied when the responsibility of the provision of adoption support transfers from one agency to another.
  9. 4.0.9Adoption Strategy: Achieving Excellence Everywhere

5.Education

  1. 5.0.1Education Policy for Children Adopted from CareSeptember 30, 2025

6.Safeguarding and Child Protection

  1. 6.0.1Safeguarding and Child ProtectionSeptember 25, 2024
  2. 6.0.2Responding to Abuse and Neglect (Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)
  3. 6.0.3Referrals (Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)
  4. 6.0.4Female Genital Mutilation (Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)
  5. 6.0.5Online Safety (Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)
  6. 6.0.6Radicalisation and Violent Extremism (Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)
  7. 6.0.7Safe Recruitment (Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)

Last Updated: March 19, 2026

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