Glossary

Terminology in this area is complex, and changes as services are reshaped. This glossary sets out what is meant in the document by some key terms.

The definitions below are extracted from Working Together 2013;

Abuse

Children

Child Protection

Emotional Abuse

Neglect

Physical Abuse

Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children

Sexual Abuse

Young carers

For more keyword defintions please see our stand-alone Keywords and Contacts Resource website, which is regularly updated to reflect changing legislation: trixresources.proceduresonline.com.