Safety advice for children and young people

Working Together to Safeguard Children (usually called Working Together) is a document which tells different professionals - like teachers, doctors, school nurses, health visitors, social workers and others, and organisations working with you and your family, what they should be doing to improve your life and to keep you safe from abuse and neglect. In Working Together, 'children' are defined as anyone who is not yet 18 years old.

A Young Person's Guide has been written to help explain the Working Together guidance. It might be useful if you have questions about help that you think you, or someone you are worried about, should be getting.

Working Together to Safeguard Children: A Young Persons Guide