This information is brought to you by Slough Borough Council on behalf of the Department for Education, for the attention of all Early Years settings.
Information Sharing Duty. Statutory guidance for safeguarding organisations and their practitioners.
This new guidance comes into force from the 30th September 2026.
The duty which sits within The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act introduces an information sharing duty to provide clarity for practitioners on what and when they should share information for the purposes of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Here's the link to the full document: