Safeguarding children and young people
Read more about safeguarding and how the law aims to protect children and young people across the UK. Here you can learn about the newly recognised forms of abuse, including online, modern slavery and human trafficking as well as access key resources.
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Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.What will this resource give me?
- general overview and definition of safeguarding
- concerns identified following high-profile safeguarding cases
- NSPCC statistics of children who have experienced maltreatment
- different types of abuse, including emotional and sexual abuse
- information on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
- safeguarding legislation across the UK and the importance of staff training.
- Further resources relating to safeguarding children and young people.
Resource last reviewed
29 Aug 2023
Resource lead
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