Issues that affect vulnerable children

Most children and young people in Leeds will have all of their needs met from universal services such as GP surgeries, children’s centres and schools.

About 30% of children and young people will at some point require extra support from services and agencies.

For some children and young people, these additional needs can be serious enough to constitute safeguarding concerns.

Report your concerns about a child

Safeguarding concerns

Find further information for some of the concerns you may have about vulnerable children and young people you are working with, and how children’s services and partners in Leeds respond to these issues.

One minute guides

Children accessing, transferring and leaving services safely (PDF, 84.7KB)

Child sexual exploitation

Child trafficking

Children and young people displaying problematic and harmful sexual behaviour (PDF, 92KB)

Children and young people who are absent, missing and away from placement without authorisation

Female Genital Mutilation

Forced marriage

Honour based abuse

Websites

Missing education -
find out more on the Leeds for Learning website external link.