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Our duties Children’s Services and local housing authorities have statutory duties to young people, and other statutory and voluntary agencies provide a range of services to them. In Devon there’s

All children and young people deserve to be healthy and happy. Good physical and emotional health plays an important part in helping them to live a fulfilled life.

Using a strengths-based and relational approach, Devon’s child protection conferencing model improves safety and increases the skills and resilience of families because it is co-produced and outcome focused. Families have

We are currently reviewing our Exploitation of Children strategy and associated docs. Please use continue to use the information below for the time being. June 2025 The safeguarding of children

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 is the government’s statutory guidance for all organisations and agencies who work with, or carry out work related to, children in the United Kingdom.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.

‘Protecting, safeguarding and ensuring the well-being of children are complex tasks that can only be successfully achieved by agencies successfully working together’. (Safeguarding Arrangements for Children and Young People in Devon

VOYC Devon provide advice, guidance, support and training for voluntary, community and not for profit groups that work with children and young people. Are you or do you know a

Introduction Homes for Ukraine is a national official scheme to find homes for Ukrainian adults and children escaping war. Some people have also arrived through informal routes and therefore may