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New Safeguarding Children Partnership 7 Point Briefing
Published 5 June 2026
The Safeguarding Children Partnership have recently published a 7 Point briefing to share the learning from a recent Rapid Review:
Themes include:
- Fabricated Induced Illness
- Neurodiversity
- Complex health issues
- Voice
- Family Networks
- Information Sharing and triangulation
- Professional Curiosity
The Partnership would encourage you and your teams to discuss this briefing in your team meetings and supervisions. Please also share with your colleagues.
Safeguarding Week 2026
Published 28 May 2026.
After the success of Safeguarding Week 2025, we have once again teamed up across the safeguarding partnerships of North Yorkshire, East Riding, Kingston Upon Hull and East Riding to take part in Safeguarding Week which we are pleased to confirm will take place 15 – 19 June, 2026.
As per previous years the main theme will be “safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility” with an emphasis on how we can work together.
We have developed a programme for both professional and public audiences covering a wide variety of safeguarding themes looking at both adult and child safeguarding. Sessions will be delivered virtually or in person at varying times throughout the day to accommodate attendees’ working day or evening activities.
Click here for more information, the prgramme of events and to book tickets.
Safeguarding Week 2026 – York Sessions
City of York All Age Autism Strategy
Course outline - An overview of the York All-Age Autism and ADHD strategy published in 2025. This will include information on the development of the strategy, how lived experience shaped it, and how we are progressing on implementing recommendations produced by it.
City of York Public Health
Monday 15th June
13:00 – 14:00
Book a place on the All Age Autism Strategy course.
York’s Drug and Alcohol Service
Course outline - Overview of York’s drug and alcohol services, including our local offer and focus on hidden harm, particularly the impact on children affected by parental or family substance misuse.
Also covers local trends and a brief overview of harm reduction, with a spotlight on key substances: alcohol, cannabis, THC/spice, and ketamine.
There will also be an overview on the offer for Adults.
Change, Grow, Live
Monday 15th June
14:00- 15:30
Book a place on the Safeguarding Week: York’s Drug and Alcohol Service course.
Working with Dads
Course outline - The session will share experiences of dad’s working with professionals in the safeguarding arena and help us think about positive and practical ways to better include them in all aspects of our work.
Tuesday 16th June
11:30 – 12:30
Book a place on the Safeguarding Week: Working with Dads course.
Family Group Decision Making
Course outline - An overview of Family Group Decision Making and what it means for our work with children and families in York.
Tuesday 16th June
14:30 – 15:30
Book a place on the Safeguarding Week: Family Group Decision Making course
Domestic Abuse
Course outline: This session will provide an overview of domestic abuse, including the different forms it can take, and the signs professionals may notice when someone is experiencing abuse. It will also explore the experiences of people with learning disabilities, considering additional vulnerabilities and some of the barriers individuals may face when accessing domestic abuse support.
The session aims to increase awareness and understanding of how domestic abuse may impact people with learning disabilities and autism, and to support professionals to respond appropriately and confidently.
Wednesday 17th June
11:00 - 12:00
Book a place on the Safeguarding Week: Domestic Abuse course.
Findings from City of York self-neglect Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) related to hoarding
Course Outline - An overview of recent findings from a thematic Self-neglect safeguarding adults review published in January 2026. This will include information about how to recognise hoarding behaviour in adults and ideas on responding to adults who self-neglect. A brief look into progress on implementing recommendations from the SAR.
Wednesday 17th June
13:00 – 14:30
Book a place on the self-neglect Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) related to hoarding course.
No Recourse, No Safety: Understanding Immigration Status, No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) and Safeguarding Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Victim-Survivors of Abuse.
Course outline - By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
Understand how immigration status and No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) can increase vulnerability and be used as a tool of abuse and coercive control.
Recognise the barriers BME victim-survivors with insecure immigration status may face when seeking safety and support.
Identify key safeguarding risks linked to immigration insecurity, destitution, isolation, and fear of authorities.
Wednesday 17th June
13:00 – 14:00
Book a place on the Understanding Immigration Status course.
Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) – Whole System Approach in York
Course outline: This session provides an overview of York’s evolving Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) model, focusing on how we are strengthening outcomes for young people with SEND as they move towards adulthood. It will highlight our strategic direction, operational delivery, and the impact of multi-agency collaboration across education, health, and social care.
Thursday 18th June
14:00 – 15:00
Book a place on the Safeguarding Week: Preparation for Adulthood and Learning Disabilities course.
Private Fostering
The aim of this workshop is to raise awareness of private fostering. We will achieve this by discussing the definition of private fostering, exploring differing scenarios to put the definition in practice, and feeling confident in your responsibilities when you identify a private fostering arrangement.
Jess will share her experience and expertise of Private Fostering both within the Social Care and Education settings, linking the procedures to frontline practice.
Jess will talk about some of the lessons learnt through the death of Victoria Climbié and how The subsequent Laming Report prompted a strengthening of the legal framework around private fostering.
We hope to inspire professionals to feel confident in recognising private fostering arrangements, know what to do and how to support children and young people in these arrangements.
Friday 19th June
12:00 – 13:00
Book a place on the Safeguarding Week: Private Fostering course.
Transitional Safeguarding
This session explores the principles and practice of transitional safeguarding, focusing on how services can effectively support young people as they move from adolescence into adulthood. It will highlight the unique risks faced by those approaching 18, particularly where vulnerabilities such as exploitation, mental health needs, or instability remain present beyond childhood frameworks. The session will encourage practitioners to think beyond traditional service boundaries and consider developmentally appropriate, person-centred approaches that ensure continuity of care and protection. This session is informed by the new Transitional Safeguarding Practice Guidance introduced in March this year.
Friday 19th June
13:30 – 14:30
Book a place on the Safeguarding Week: Transitional Safeguarding course.
Update to Working Together
Published 27 April 2026.
The government have now published an updated Working Together (2026) guidance. This replaces the previous 2023 version.
Please also find young person’s friendly resources.
A summary is also available of the changes.
As a partnership we will look to review the latest guidance and communicate any further information to partners in due course.
An Introduction to Fabricated Induced Illness and Perplexing Presentations
Published 27 April 2026.
Course outline
City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership and North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership are delivering a joint masterclass session on Fabricated Induced Illness and Perplexing Presentations.
Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII), by parents or carers, is child abuse and can cause significant harm to children. Fabricated Induced Illness involves a well-child being presented by a parent/carer as ill, or a disabled child being presented with more significant problems than he/she has.
The updated City of York and North Yorkshire Perplexing Presentations/Fabricated Induced Illness multi agency guidance aims to support professionals from all agencies to recognise and respond to possible Perplexing Presentations/Fabricated Induced Illness to effectively safeguard and achieve better outcomes for children. It is necessarily detailed as it reflects the often highly complex nature of this form of abuse.
This masterclass will explore learning from local safeguarding reviews and cases with reference to the application of the newly updated guidance.
Details
Tuesday 5 May, 2.00pm to 3.00pm, via MS Teams
Book a place
Go to the course page on MyLO and click ‘access this course’ at the top of the page and then ‘sign up’ next to the date.
Managers can book places for members of their team using the ‘allocate place for team’ option.