London Safeguarding Children Procedures and Practice Guidance

Updated: 26th September 2025

Welcome to the latest update to the 7th Edition of the London Safeguarding Children Procedures.

In this update to the procedures, amendments and updates have been made to 8 of the chapters. An important link has been added to the relevant chapters to request a discussion with the Police Missing Persons Unit.

For further details on the changes and updates to the procedures, please refer to the amendment table.

Six Monthly Updates:

The London Safeguarding Children Procedures are normally updated on a 6-monthly basis. The most recent update took place on the 26th September 2025, and the changes can be viewed in the section Amendments & Archives. The next update is scheduled for the end of March 2026.

Any comments or suggested changes for this update should be forwarded to Victoria Hilliard, Coordinator, London Safeguarding Children Partnership (Victoria.hilliard@londoncouncils.gov.uk) by February 1, 2026.

The Editorial Board is co-chaired by:

• Rashida Baig, Director of Director of Family Help and Safeguarding, London Borough of Camden.
• Laura Eden, Corporate Director of Children and Young People London Borough of Newham.

The Editorial Board is supported by:
Steve Liddicott, consultant for the review of the Procedures.

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