Safeguarding Key Documents

In this section you will find all of our key documents – to access other safeguarding policies please click here.

HAT Child Protection Policy and Procedures - September 2025

Keeping Children Safe in Education - September 2025

HAT Staff Code of Conduct

HAT Code of Ethical Practice

HAT DSP Job Description

HAT Children Absent from Education Policy

HAT Child on Child Abuse Policy 

HAT Guide - Dealing with sexual bullying harassment and violence

Guidance For Staff On Information Sharing

Guidance for Safer Working Practice


Statutory requirements & guidance

Working together to Safeguard Children 2026: Statutory Guidance

Working together to Safeguard Children 2026: Statutory Framework

Supervision of Activity with Children Which is Regulated Activity when Unsupervised

Drug Advice For Schools

Safeguarding Children in Whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced

The right to choose: multi-agency statutory guidance

Child abuse concerns: guide for practitioners

Child sexual exploitation: definition and guide for practitioners

Child abuse linked to faith or belief: national action plan

Childhood Neglect Training Resources

What To Do If You Are Worried A Child Is Being Abused

Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation

Prevent Duty

Parental Responsibility Advice For School

Multi Agency Statutory Guidance on FGM July_2020

Early Help Strategy 2020-23

Early Help Whose Responsibility

Children Missing Education

FGM Mandatory Reporting Procedural Info

FGMPO Fact Sheet

Police action in response to sexting – briefing

Contextual Safeguarding Briefing 2020

NSPCC Definitions & Signs of Child Abuse

Ofsted Inspecting Safeguarding Handbook - Early Years