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Safeguarding disabled children: guide to the law

Reviewed Date: 8 August 2018

Publication Date: 29 August 2017

Introduction

By Ed Mitchell Learning points Understand what legislation, case law, statutory and practice guidance say about duties to safeguard disabled children and actions to take when you are concerned about the risk of harm. How to approach cases where you believe a child is at risk because parents are struggling to meet their needs or […]

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