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substance abuse. Once a child is born, Poor relationship with peers;
neglect may involve a parent or carer failing Untreated medical problems;
to: Compulsive stealing and scavenging;
provide food, clothing and shelter; Rocking, hair twisting, thumb sucking;
protect a child from physical and emotional Running away;
harm or danger; Low self-esteem.
ensure adequate supervision;
ensure access to appropriate medical care
or treatment.
Physical Abuse Physical signs that do not tally with the
May involve hitting, shaking, throwing, given account of occurrence conflicting or
poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, unrealistic explanations of cause repeated
suffocating or otherwise causing physical injuries delay in reporting or seeking
harm to a child. Physical harm may also be medical advice.
caused when a parent or carer fabricates
the symptoms of, or deliberately induces
illness in a child
Sexual Abuse Sudden changes in behaviour
Forcing or enticing a child to take part in Displays of affection which are sexual and
sexual activities, not necessarily involving a age inappropriate
high level of violence, whether or not the Tendency to cling or need constant
child is aware of what is happening. The reassurance
activities may involve physical contact, Tendency to cry easily
penetrative or non-penetrative acts and Regression to younger behaviour – e.g.
also includes involving children in watching thumb sucking, acting like a baby
pornographic material or watching sexual Unexplained gifts or money
acts. Depression and withdrawal
Wetting/soiling day or night
Fear of undressing for PE
Emotional Abuse Rejection
The persistent emotional maltreatment of a Isolation
child such as to cause severe and persistent child being blamed for actions of adults
adverse effects on the child’s emotional child being used as carer for younger
development. It may involve conveying to siblings
children that they are worthless or affection and basic emotional care
unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar giving/warmth, persistently absent or
as they meet the needs of another person. withheld.

Prevent
The Counter Terrorism & Security Act 2015
The Act places a Prevent duty on settings to have “due regard to the need to prevent people
from being drawn into terrorism”.
Settings subject to the Prevent Duty will be expected to demonstrate activity in the
following areas
 Assessing the risk of children being drawn into terrorism
 Demonstrate that they are protecting children and young people from being drawn
into terrorism by having robust safeguarding policies.