Children who are vulnerable and unlikely to maintain a satisfactory level of health or development without support services. A continuum of need exists from simple to complex support needs, with child protection needs requiring intervention under section 47 of the Children Act. Legislation like the Children Acts of 1989 and 2004 and Education Act of 2002 provide guidance on safeguarding children. Abuse can occur through neglect, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by family, institutions, communities, or strangers including online.

1. Safe guarding

2. Childin need
… vulnerability is such that they are
unlikely to reach or maintain a satisfactory
level of health or development, or their
health and development will be
significantly impaired, without the
provision of services;
those who are
disabled.

3. Continuumin need
Simple
support
needs
Child
protection
needs
s47
Complex
support
needs
s17
Common
Assessment Framework
Everyday
needs

4. legislation, guidance, procedure
Children Act 1989 - Education Act 2002 -Children Act 2004

5. legislation, guidance, procedure

6. Recognising abuse
NEGLECT
PHYSICAL ABUSESEXUAL ABUSE
EMOTIONAL ABUSE
Children can be abused in a family or in an institutional or
community setting, by those known to them or, more rarely,
by a stranger for example, via the internet. They may be
abused by an adult or adults, or another child or children.