ews 17 Mental health services 21 Special educational needs (SEN) 22 The role of social workers in promoting health 23 The roles of Virtual School Heads (VSHs) and designated teachers 24 The role of Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) 24 The contribution of primary care teams 25 Health professionals and the role of named health professionals for looked-after children 25 Placement out of authority 26 Supporting foster carers and children’s homes to promote health 27 4 Children detained under the Mental Health Act or in custody 28 Transitions from care 29 Annex A: Age-appropriate health assessments 32 Recommended content 32 Annex B: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) 34 Annex C: Principles of confidentiality and consent 36 Children aged 16 and 17 37 Children aged 15 and under 37 Annex D: Some terms used in this guidance 39 Further information 41 Useful resources and external organisations 41 Other relevant departmental advice and statutory guidance 41 5 Summary About this guidance This is joint statutory guidance from the Department for Education and the Department of Health. It is for local authorities, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and NHS England and applies to England only. This guidance is issued to local authorities, CCGs and NHS England under sections 10 and 11 of the Children Act 2004 and they must have regard to it when exercising their functions. It is also issued under section 7 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970. This requires local authorities in exercising their social services functions to act under the general guidance of the Secretary of State. Local authorities must comply with this guidance unless there are exceptional reasons that justify a departure. This guidance replaces the Statutory Guidance on Promoting the Health