which are attributable to the care provided by their parents/carers. The child or their siblings sometimes The child or their siblings The child consistently come to nursery/ school in dirty clothing consistently come to school wears dirty or inappropriate or they are unkempt or soiled. in dirty clothing which is clothing and are suffering inappropriate for the significant harm as a result weather and/ or they are [e.g. they are unable to fully unkempt or soiled The participate at school, are parents/carers are being bullied and/ reluctant or unable to address these concerns. The child has occasional, less common The child has injuries for The child has injuries, injuries which are consistent with the example bruising, scalds, for example bruising, scalds, parents’ account of accidental injury. burns and scratches, which burns and scratches, which The parents seek out or accept advice on are accounted for but are are not accounted for. The how to avoid accidental injury. more frequent than would child makes disclosure and be expected for a child of a implicates parents similar age. The child’s experiences parenting The child experiences a The has suffered long characterised by a lack of emotional volatile and unstable family term neglect of the emotional warmth and/ is overly critical and/or environment. and this is needs and, as a result, is now inconsistent. having a negative effect on at high risk of, or is already the child who, due to the involved in sexual or other emotional neglect they forms of exploitation either have suffered is vulnerable as a perpetrator or victim to grooming and/or exploitative relationships with abusive adults or risky peer groups
which are attributable to the care provided by their parents/carers. The child or their siblings sometimes come to nursery/ school in dirty clothing or they are unkempt or soiled. The child or their siblings consistently come to school in dirty clothing which is inappropriate for the weather and/ or they are unkempt or soiled The parents/carers are reluctant or unable to address these concerns. The child consistently wears dirty or inappropriate clothing and are suffering significant harm as a result [e.g. they are unable to fully participate at school, are being bullied and/ The child has occasional, less common injuries which are consistent with the parents’ account of accidental injury. The parents seek out or accept advice on how to avoid accidental injury. The child has injuries for example bruising, scalds, burns and scratches, which are accounted for but are more frequent than would be expected for a child of a similar age. The child has injuries, for example bruising, scalds, burns and scratches, which are not accounted for. The child makes disclosure and implicates parents The child’s experiences parenting characterised by a lack of emotional warmth and/ is overly critical and/or inconsistent. The child experiences a volatile and unstable family environment. and this is having a negative effect on the child who, due to the emotional neglect they have suffered is vulnerable to grooming and/or exploitative relationships with abusive adults or risky peer groups The has suffered long term neglect of the emotional needs and, as a result, is now at high risk of, or is already involved in sexual or other forms of exploitation either as a perpetrator or victim
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