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1. ¹General Medical Council (2006) Good Medical Practice London, General Medical Council, paragraphs 24–28.
2. ²Department for Children, Schools and Families (2010) Working together to safeguard children: a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children Nottingham, HM Government.
3. ³The Scottish Government (2010) National guidance for child protection in Scotland 2010 (pdf) dinburgh, The Scottish Government.
4. ⁴Area Child Protection Committees (2005) Regional child protection policy and procedures Area (pdf) Child Protection Committees.
5. ⁵General Medical Council (2007) 0–18 years: guidance for all doctors London, General Medical Council.
6. ⁶General Medical Council (2009) Confidentiality London, General Medical Council.
7. ⁷General Medical Council (2008) Consent: patients and doctors making decisions together London, General Medical Council.
8. ⁸Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, et al (2010) Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competences for healthcare staff: intercollegiate report (pdf) London, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
9. ⁹National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2009) When to suspect child maltreatment London, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
10. ¹⁰Munro E (2011) The Munro review of child protection: final report: a child-centred system Norwich, The Stationery Office.
11. ¹¹Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians of London and its Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (2008) The physical signs of child sexual abuse: an evidence-based review and guidance for best practice London, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians of London and its Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine.
12. ¹²Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2006) Child protection companion (pdf) London, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
13. ¹³Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2007) Child protection reader: recognition and response in child protection (pdf) London, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
14. ¹⁴General Medical Council (2008) Personal beliefs and medical practice London, General Medical Council, paragraphs 12–16.
15. ¹⁵Female Genital Mutilation (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Act 2003
16. ¹⁶Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005
17. ¹⁷HM Government Multi-agency practice guidelines: female genital mutilation HM Government.
18. ¹⁸The Scottish Government has published fact sheets on female genital mutilation.
19. ¹⁹Information on the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety’s work in Northern Ireland on domestic violence.
20. ²⁰Department of Health (2006) Records management: NHS code of practice London, Department of Health.
21. ²¹The Scottish Government (2008) Records management: NHS code of practice (Scotland) Edinburgh, The Scottish Government.
22. ²²National Assembly for Wales (2000) Welsh health circular (2000) 71 Cardiff, National Assembly for Wales.
23. ²³Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland (2005) Good management, good records Belfast, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland.
24. ²⁴General Medical Council (2006) Maintaining boundaries London, General Medical Council.
25. ²⁵General Medical Council (2011) Making and using visual and audio recordings of patients London, General Medical Council.
26. ²⁶Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 sections 28–30
27. ²⁷Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 sections 5–8
28. ²⁸Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Association of Chief Police Officers, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (2010) Guidance for best practice for the management of intimate images that may become evidence in court (pdf) London, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine.
29. ²⁹Children’s HIV Association (2009) HIV testing guidelines for children of confirmed or suspected HIV-positive parents (pdf) Children’s HIV Association.
30. ³⁰General Medical Council (2009) Confidentiality: disclosing information about serious communicable diseases London, General Medical Council.
31. ³¹Ministry of Justice Civil Procedure Rules London, The Stationery Office, rule 35.3
32. ³²Ministry of Justice Criminal Procedure Rules London, The Stationery Office, rule 33.2
33. ³³Act of Adjournal (Criminal Procedure Rules) 1996
34. ³⁴Criminal Justice (Evidence) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004
35. ³⁵Ministry of Justice Family Procedure Rules London, The Stationery Office, rule 25.3
36. ³⁶Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Rules 1996
37. ³⁷The Right Honourable Justice Wall (2007) A handbook for expert witnesses in Children Act cases Bristol, Jordans, 2nd edn
38. _³⁸Family Law Reform Act 1969
39. ³⁹Age of Majority Act (Northern Ireland) 1969
40. ⁴⁰Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991
41. ⁴¹Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
42. ⁴²Mental Capacity Act 2005
43. ⁴³Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech AHA [1985] UKHL 7
44. ⁴⁴UN Refugee Agency (2008) UNHCR guidelines on determining the best interests of the child Geneva, UN Refugee Agency