The government has recently updated statutory guidance introducing strengthened requirements around multi-agency safeguarding arrangements, early help, the Family First Partnership model, data and assurance reporting, and the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding partners and relevant agencies.
As a partnership, we will need to review our current governance, processes, and local protocols to ensure alignment with the WT 2026 framework. Below is a summary briefing of what is new and what this means for our partnership.