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The Department for Education (DfE) has updated Working together to safeguard children, its statutory guidance on multi-agency working to safeguard children in England. The guidance applies to all organisations and agencies in England who have functions relating to children, setting out how they can work together to support and protect children. Changes include: identifying, understanding and challenging racism and discrimination; recognising the specific needs and experiences of babies; understanding the impact of domestic abuse on children and families; information on Operation Encompass; consideration of children experiencing simultaneous harms or multiple harms; strengthened inclusion of children in care; and guidance on Family Help. The DfE has also updated its supporting information for local areas on embedding Working together to safeguard children and its statutory Children’s social care national framework for those who work in local authority children’s social care.
Read the guidance: Working together to safeguard children
Read the supporting information: Improving practice with children, young people and families
Access the framework: Children’s social care national framework