This document provides good-practice guidance for those who work with children in order to safeguard children's welfare. It also contains an appendix to help practitioners with the legal issues affecting the sharing of information.

The guidance provides general information for anyone whose work brings them into contact with children and families, focusing particularly on those who work in social care, health, education and criminal justice services.

Addressing issues affecting each of these target audiences, the document outlines the following:

• What you should do if you have concerns about a child�s welfare
• What will happen once you have informed someone about those concerns
• What further contribution you may be asked or expected to make to the processes of assessment, planning, working with children, and reviewing that work

A full version of What to do if you're worried a child is being abused as well as a summary, are available to download from the Online Publications for schools site. The document will shortly be available to order in hard copy.