CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A shared responsibility

Caroline Davis and Jovian Smalley present the highlights from a workshop detailing how information sharing can help protect vulnerable young people

Over the past two years, the failure in some local places to safeguard children and young people has been brought to the fore. High profile crises, such as those in Rotherham, Rochdale and Oxford, led the Government to write to local leaders, highlighting the critical role that information sharing plays in protecting vulnerable young people.

In a number of places, local partners have established a MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) to work together to more effectively safeguard children and young people.

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