Source: National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published on this website Thursday 3 September 2026 by Jill Powell

Draft guidance consultation

You can now review and comment on this draft guideline.

The consultation closes on 16/09/26 at 5pm

Expected publication date January 20 January 2027

How to comment

1. Register your organisation or comment as an individual

If you’re commenting for an organisation, your organisation needs to be registered as a stakeholder.

Not eligible? Contact the stakeholder organisation that most closely represents your interests and pass your comments to them.

NICE can accept comments from individuals. These will be considered, but you won’t get a formal response and they won’t be posted on the NICE website. Wherever possible we encourage you to submit your comments through a registered stakeholder organisation.

2. Read the consultation documents

Documents to comment on:

• Draft guideline
• Evidence reviews
  • Evidence review A
  • Evidence review B
  • Evidence review C
  • Evidence review D
  • Evidence review E
  • Evidence review F
  • Evidence review G
  • Evidence review H
  • Evidence review I
• Evidence reviews - Appendices 
  • • Supporting documentation: Appendices A
    • Supporting documentation: Appendices B
    • Supporting documentation: Appendices C
    • Supporting documentation: Appendices D1
    • Supporting documentation: Appendices D2
    • Supporting documentation: Appendices E
    • Supporting documentation: Appendices F
    • Supporting documentation: Appendices G
    • Supporting documentation: Appendices H
    • Supporting documentation: Appendices I
• Equality impact assessment
• Supplements
  • Supporting documentation: Supplement A
  • Supporting documentation: Supplement B
  • Supporting documentation: Supplement C

If you want to review the economic model, please see 5. Economic models below and fill in the confidentiality form

Other information about the consultation

• Committee member list
• Committee member list: DOI

Developing NICE guidelines: how to get involved

• Final scope – for information

3. Add your comments

• You must use this form.
• You must declare any links with, or funding from, the tobacco industry

If you share similar views with another organisation, send a joint response.

Make sure you consider:

• The areas that will have the biggest impact on practice and be challenging to implement
• How to help users overcome challenges

Developing NICE guidelines: how to get involved suggests some other areas to comment on.

4. Email the form to NICE

Email: violenceandaggression@nice.org.uk

Deadline: 16/09/26, 5pm.

5. Economic model

The Professional Team has produced an economic model to support the guideline on Aggressive behaviour in people receiving NHS or social care: prevention and management. To receive an executable version of this model, please submit a request to violenceandaggression@nice.org.uk with a signed copy of the confidentiality acknowledgement and undertaking form.

NICE will then send you a link to an executable version of the economic model by email. The deadline for returning your comments is the same as for the guideline consultation: 16/09/26, 5pm.

6. Aggressive behaviour in people receiving NHS or social care: Quality Standard consultation

NICE are also currently consulting on the Quality Standard on Aggressive behaviour in people receiving NHS or social care which underpins the guideline consultation. 

Your organisation is also welcome to submit comments on the Quality Standard. You can find more information on how to do so on the Quality Standard webpage.

Please note you are currently only registered as a stakeholder for the guideline consultation. If you wish to register as a stakeholder for the Quality Standard you can do via our website.

The Quality Standard will close at 5pm on 16/09/26. 

NICE expect the Quality Standard to be published on 28/01/27. 

If you have any queries about this Quality Standard, please contact qualitystandards@nice.org.uk.

Source: Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) published on this website Tuesday 1 September 2026 by Jill Powell

These Guidance leaflets provide information relating to eligibility and other Disclosure and Barring Service products and services.

Please note, we are currently in the process of redesigning these leaflets to ensure they meet current accessibility regulations. If you need an accessible version in the interim, please email us at customerservices@dbs.gov.uk

Source: Dyfed Powys published on this website Wednesday 2 September 2026 by Jill Powell

A man has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment at Swansea Crown Court after being caught taking upskirting photographs of schoolgirls in Carmarthenshire.

Isa Ayan, 38, of Carmarthen, pleaded guilty to three counts of attempting to operate equipment beneath the clothing of another without consent. Each count relates to three separate victims.

He was also added to the sex offenders register and made subject of a sexual harm prevention order, both for ten years. 

On 10^th of February 2026, Dyfed-Powys Police received a report from a staff member in Poundland, Carmarthen saying that they had witnessed a male acting suspiciously in store with concerns that he was attempting to take a picture under a schoolgirl’s skirt.

Following an investigation by detectives in Ammanford and Carmarthen CID, Ayan was identified through CCTV footage and subsequently arrested. Digital forensic enquiries revealed that Ayan had taken images of schoolgirls from the Carmarthen area. The identified victims were aged between 13 and 14.

Detective Sergeant Carl Pocock said “The offences committed by Isa Ayan are particularly disturbing. The investigation team are thankful to the member of staff at Poundland who reported their initial concerns to police. Their vigilance subsequently led to Ayan’s arrest and charge.  

“Following Ayan’s arrest, our enquiries uncovered the extent of his offending. We spoke to victims and their families, all of whom were completely unaware that the offences had taken place. It must be highlighted that despite the victims’ initial lack of awareness of Ayan’s degrading offending, it does not minimise the impact it has had upon them.

“We commend them for their bravery and dignity in assisting us with our investigation, after what must have been highly distressing information to receive. 

“I would encourage the public to report any suspicious, inappropriate, predatory acts or behaviours, whether they are a victim or a witness. I hope this case demonstrates that by working together with the public and our partners we can secure convictions for dangerous offenders, whilst safeguarding those most vulnerable within our communities.

“Furthermore, it illustrates the commitment of our specialist officers who will pursue offenders and provide support to victims of all ages who may be subject to such offences.”

If you have been a victim of a sexual offence, New Pathways can offer support in dealing with the traumatic impact of these offences. Visit About Us - New Pathways to find out more, or to access their services.

To report any sexual offence, please call Dyfed-Powys Police on 101 or visit our website.

If there is an emergency, always call 999. Reports can also be made anonymously by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Source: Department for Education published on this web site Tuesday 1 September 2026

‘Keeping children safe in education 2026’ sets out the legal duties that schools and colleges must comply with to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18.

It applies to all schools and colleges, and is intended for:

• headteachers, teachers and school staff
• governing bodies, proprietors and management committees

All staff must:

• read ‘Keeping children safe in education 2026: part one’ in full
• follow their school’s or college’s safeguarding policies and procedures.

‘Keeping children safe in education 2026: part one – overview for all staff’ is a summary of part one. It is intended to be a complementary, quick reference and not to replace any part of the guidance.

We have removed the shorter version of part one from Annex A. This means that:

• all staff now follow the same safeguarding expectations
• governing bodies and proprietors should make sure that all staff, including those who do not work directly with children, read part one

A full summary of the changes introduced in ‘Keeping children safe in education 2026’ is available in Annex C.