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Practitioner Quick-Reference Cards

Pocket-sized reference cards covering key safeguarding topics. Each card summarises definitions, warning signs, thresholds, and referral contacts. Print, fold, and keep in your lanyard wallet or staff room.

✅ Aligned to KCSIE 2025 ✅ Working Together 2026 ✅ England-specific legislation ✅ Prints on A4
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How to use: Click any card below to view the full version. Use your browser's Print function (Ctrl+P / ⌘+P) to print on A4 paper. Cards are formatted to fit on one page — try landscape orientation for best results. They fold into a handy wallet-sized card.
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Domestic Abuse
DA Act 2021 · DASH · MARAC

Statutory definition, types, DASH risk levels, MARAC referral criteria, Clare's Law, Operation Encompass, and key helplines.

Professionals Schools
1 page · A4 View & Print →
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Modern Slavery
MSA 2015 · NRM · s.45 Defence

Types of exploitation, warning signs, NRM referral process, the s.45 statutory defence for child victims, and the Modern Slavery Helpline.

Professionals Multi-Agency
1 page · A4 View & Print →
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Financial Abuse
Care Act 2014 · LPA Misuse · OPG

Care Act s.42 threshold, types, warning signs, LPA/EPA misuse, banking protocol, and OPG and Action Fraud referral contacts.

Adults Social Workers
1 page · A4 View & Print →
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County Lines & CCE
Criminal Exploitation · Cuckooing

County lines definition, cuckooing signs, risk indicators in children, missing links, and CCE referral pathway including NCA and MASH.

Schools YOT / Police
1 page · A4 View & Print →
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Child Neglect
WT2026 · Signs by Age · s.47

WT2026 definition, five types of neglect, warning signs by age group, cumulative harm, threshold for s.47 referral, and NSPCC contacts.

Schools Health Social Care
1 page · A4 View & Print →
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Professional Curiosity
WT2026 · 6 Methods · SCR Lessons

What professional curiosity means, the 6 practical methods, common barriers to overcome, voice of the child, and recording guidance.

All Practitioners
1 page · A4 View & Print →
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How to Get the Best Print Results

📐 Page size Print on A4 paper. Set margins to "Minimum" or "None" in your print dialog for the best fit.
🔄 Orientation Most cards print best in Landscape orientation. Check the preview before printing.
🎨 Colour Cards are designed for colour printing but also work in black and white — section borders provide structure.
✂️ Folding Laminate after printing for durability. Cards can be folded to A5 or A6 for a pocket/lanyard wallet.