In recent years there has been substantial
legislation, policy and guidance issued by national government
relating to bullying.
Most of this legislation relates to local
authorities, statutory agencies, schools and further education
colleges, but all organisations and adults working with children
and young people must recognise that they owe them, both morally
and legally (under common law) a ‘duty of care’, and must take all
steps to ensure their safety.
There are a range of statutory requirements and policies that
have emerged in recent years. Throughout this section we've
provided overviews of how these relate to Local Authority work
with schools.
These include:
You can also find additional information on bullying as a crime and recording bullying incidents.