Welcome to the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures Manual

Welcome to the latest Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Inter Agency Child Protection Procedures manual, which supersedes all previous versions.

Working Together to Safeguard Children: Click here to view the web-enabled version of the guidance.

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Please note that the Targeted Youth Support Service (TYS) has changed to Specialist Adolescent Services Hertfordshire (SASH). References to TYS may still appear throughout the manual until chapters are updated to reflect SASH.

Also From 1 July 2022, the CCG will be replaced with Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB). This is embodied in the new Act of Law – the Health and Social Care Act 2022.

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