Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for children ' s social care services, DforE (updated 1st July 2020)

This guidance is about safeguarding and protecting the welfare of vulnerable children. It is for all those delivering or with an interest in children ' s social care, including local authorities, social care trusts, those who have corporate parenting responsibilities, all adoption agencies, independent fostering agencies and children ' s homes, and local safeguarding partnerships who work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in their area. It is also for social workers, residential care providers and staff, and those with safeguarding responsibilities. 1 July 2020 We have updated this guidance to clarify that all primary and most secondary legislation remains unchanged and that we have made temporary and time-limited amendments to secondary legislation. We have added content on missing children, testing, technology initiatives and social care services for disabled children and young people and their families. We have also revised the sections on court, fostering and adoption to provide further information. 6 May 2020 Guidance updated to reflect the temporary changes ma de in the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
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