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Guidance

Improving practice with children, young people and families

Supporting information for local areas on embedding working together to safeguard children and the children’s social care national framework in practice.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
15 December 2023
Last updated:
18 March 2026
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  1. Updated guidance with reflective steps which practitioners, practice supervisors and leaders can take to move their implementation into maturity. The update also reflects changes to related statutory guidance.

  2. Updated with links to the children's social care dashboard and evidence-based practice guides.

  3. First published.

Applies to England

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Supporting local areas to embed working together to safeguard children and the national framework

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This supporting information is for:

  • local authority practitioners, practice supervisors and senior leaders 
  • safeguarding partners
  • relevant agencies

It should be read alongside the statutory guidance and is designed to help everyone to implement working together to safeguard children and the children’s social care national framework, to improve practice with children, young people and families. Leaders should apply this guidance to their local context.  

It may also be useful for parents and carers and children and young people who are receiving support from children’s social care. 

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