Guidance, Circulars and Standards

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This section provides details of guidance, circulars and standards that have been issued in relation to a number of areas.

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All Wales Travel Behaviour Code, 03/11/09 [W]

The first ever All Wales Travel Behaviour Code has been published and aims to promote positive behaviour and improve the safety of pupils travelling to school and college.

Forced marriage guidance for local authorities and relevant third parties, 02/11/09 [W/E/NI]

Guidance for local authorities on applying for forced marriage protection orders and information for other agencies.

Online protection guidelines, 28/10/09 [W/E/NI/S]

The UN's International Telecommunications Union has launched a blueprint for child online protection, drawn up jointly by welfare groups, regulators, law enforcement officials and the industry, that will be updated every year.

Launch of Communities First Child Poverty Guide, 09/10/09 [W]

The Minister for Social Justice, Dr Brian Gibbons, has launched a guide to help Communities First partnerships tackle child poverty in their areas.

Circular WAGC 19/2009: Funding to support the implementation of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008, 12/08/09 [W]

The Welsh Assembly Government is making available a non recurring specific grant payment of £0.5 million to local authorities to meet the burdens of discharging their duties under the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.

Referral order guidance, 27/05/09 [W/E]

This guidance for youth offending teams, community panel members and the courts on referral orders for young offenders, provides updated information on new provisions on referral orders that came into force in April 2009.

New Healthcare Guidance for Asylum Seekers, 26/02/09 [W]

The National Public Health Service for Wales has issued fresh guidance on the healthcare issues of asylum seekers.

Circular 39/2006: Guidance for school governing bodies on procedures for complaints involving pupils, October 2006, [W]

This document contains guidance for school governing bodies and headteachers on establishing procedures for dealing with complaints in which pupils are involved as complainants, witnesses or as the subject of a complaint.

Circular 24/05: Induction for Newly Qualified Teachers in Wales, 8/05 [W]

This is a Circular providing guidance on completing a period of Induction for newly qualified teacher working at both maintained and non maintained schools in Wales.

Social Care Workforce Development Programme for the Personal Social Services 2006-2007, January 2006, [W]

This document details the arrangements for the Social Care Workforce Development Programme(SCWDP) for personal social services.