This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Education Safeguarding Professional, Jatinder Matharu, for the attention of All Schools.
The Home Office have launched a consultation which seeks views on both the headline terminology for, and descriptors of, Child to Parent Abuse (CPA) which will together make up the definition. The definition will be agreed first then used as the basis for the guidance for frontline professionals which will follow.
The guidance will provide an opportunity to provide further detail on the definition and consider some of the complex issues surrounding this type of abuse, for example the challenges faced by a child or their special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).
To take part, please visit Defining child to parent abuse - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This consultation will be open for 10 weeks, closing on 7 February 2024 at 23:55. For more information, you can e-mail: CPAConsultation@homeoffice.gov.uk