The most current UK statutory guidance for safeguarding in education is called "Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025" (KCSIE 2025). This statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England came into force on September 1, 2025. It sets out the legal duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under 18 and includes updates such as clarifications on misinformation harms, cybersecurity guidance, and changes to responsibilities around children in kinship care.

Additionally, the updated Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework for safeguarding also came into force on September 1, 2025, complementing the KCSIE guidance for early years providers.

Therefore, for schools and colleges, "Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025" is the current key statutory safeguarding guidance.