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Councils have a key role to play when it comes to safeguarding children and protecting them from harm. This guide is designed to provide councillors with an introduction to FGM, provide some background on the national policy context of what is being done to reduce FGM and how councils can contribute to it.

Growing numbers of councils have been calling for greater powers to tackle the sale of new psychoactive substances (NPS), also known as ‘legal highs'.

This guidance sets out the statutory requirements for agencies and explores how the community trigger might be implemented locally.

This toolkit contains information on current powers, proposals for future regulation, examples of work across the country and templates for adaptation by your local authority.