............................................................ 18 2.7 Harms outside the home and online ........................................................................................... 20 2.8 Safeguarding in relation to children and young people’s online activity ..................................... 22 2.9 School absence and exclusion ................................................................................................... 23 2.10 Elective home education........................................................................................................... 25 2.11 Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) .................................................................. 27 3 Early help, family help ........................................................................................................................ 33 4 Children’s social care ......................................................................................................................... 40 4.1 Contacts with children’s social care ............................................................................................ 40 4.2 Referrals ..................................................................................................................................... 44 4.3 Child protection plans ................................................................................................................. 47 4.4 Children in care ........................................................................................................................... 48 4.5 Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people (UAS) ......................................... 50 4.6 UAS care leavers ...........................................................................