What makes a child ‘vulnerable’? (Safeguarding)

[GhostingVangogh]

Is there a checklist that professionals use ? If so can anyone link to it ?

Do different agencies have different criteria/thresholds?

Is there such a thing as professionals watching and waiting and having a family on their radar but not actively doing anything or telling the family they have concerns ?

Vulnerable to what?

Vulnerable covers a whole heap of situations. Do you have some more context?
For example, some children will be vulnerable due to economic reasons, some due to SEND, some due to addictions in the family.

Google KCSIE
That'll give you the info you require

This is what I’m not sure about as can’t find any info anywhere. Just classed as ‘vulnerable’ so I was trying to see if there is some kind of official guidance ?
I had done a subject access request and noticed that it said ‘identified as vulnerable‘ And ‘offer universal partnership plus’ but I can’t work out why

Yes to the PP who said look at KCSIE. Keeping Children Safe in Education - it's a government document that has loads of information as to what might make a child vulnerable.

Vulnerable is a relative term and safeguarding covers all sorts of situations.

Safeguarding intervention thresholds can be triggered due a single issue or, most often, the intervention threshold can be reached due to a culmination of smaller issues over a longer period of time. This culmination of smaller issues is why it's important to always pass on concerns to designated safeguarding leads, your tiny piece of information could make the difference between a child meeting the trigger point for help or not meeting it.

There is also where it comes in through a different agency.

Google 'common assessment risk triangle'. It will give you an idea of the factors that are taken into account with vulnerability.