Links:
Links to external safeguarding and internet safeguarding / information security related data.
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UK Government / Quango / Statutory UK:
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education–2
- https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/safeguarding-in-schools/
- https://www.cqc.org.uk/what-we-do/how-we-do-our-job/safeguarding-people
- https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng189
- https://www.scie.org.uk/safeguarding/adults/practice/care-homes/
- https://www.nice.org.uk/about/nice-communities/social-care/quick-guides/creating-a-safeguarding-culture
UK Other:
In the UK, counties are more than likely to have multi-agency safeguarding hubs (MASHs) to coordinate information and responses across different agencies, search for your local MASH for local resources.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/safeguarding/online-safety/
- https://safeguarding.network/content/safeguarding-resources/online-safety/
- The National Cyber Security Centre
Data Protection and Privacy:
USA:
The USA operates under a federal system, meaning that each state has its own child welfare laws and systems, although there are also overarching federal laws. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA), for example, provides minimum standards that states must incorporate in their statutory definitions of child abuse and neglect
- https://www.ed.gov/sites/ed/files/admins/lead/safety/actguide/action_guide.pdf
- https://safeguardingchildhood.com/safe-guarding-childhood/united-states/
- https://childcare.gov/consumer-education/child-protective-services
- https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba-cms-dotorg/products/inv/book/224751148/Excerpt%20from%20Chapter%201.pdf
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