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Liverpool Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures

2024

Amendments

2024

May 2024

Child Protection Conference Appeal	In May 2024, this chapter was refreshed.

February 2024

Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment	This chapter was added to the manual in February 2024.
Safeguarding Children and Young People against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism	This chapter was refreshed in February 2024 and links to additional guidance were added into Further Information.
Forced Marriage	This chapter was amended in February 2024 to reflect that the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 raised the age of marriage and civil partnership to 18 in England and Wales, with effect from 26 February 2023.
Abuse Linked to Spiritual and Religious Beliefs	In February 2024, this chapter was refreshed and additional information was added into Section 2, Definitions.
Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (cPVA)	This chapter was added to the manual in February 2024.
Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)	This chapter was updated in February 2024.
Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation	This chapter was updated in February 2024. Information in relation to the National Age Assessment Board was added into Section 1.2.1, Age Assessments.
Bruising in Babies and Children	This chapter was added to the manual in February 2024.
Domestic Abuse	This chapter was refreshed in February 2024.
Recognising Abuse and Neglect	This chapter was refreshed in February 2024.
Harmful Sexual Behaviour	This chapter was refreshed in February 2024 and additional links were added into Further Information.
Children Who Self-Harm	This chapter was updated in February 2024 to include information from Self-harm: Assessment, Management and Preventing Recurrence NICE Guidance.