This chapter tells you what it says in Chapter 2: ‘Multi-agency safeguarding arrangements’ in ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’, the longer version for adults. The law says that the local council, the police and people who work in healthcare for children share a responsibility for making sure that all the local services help, support and protect children who live in the area. These are called safeguarding partners. Local councils, the police and healthcare services have arrangements in place to ensure they work together properly. They also have arrangements with people and groups like schools, colleges, nurseries, youth workers, clubs, charities and after school clubs about how they all help, support and protect children. These arrangements help groups share information, understand how things might go wrong and how to keep children safe, and provide the right help to children and families when needed. Good communication and quick decisions are essential for making this process work well. Leaders in every organisation are responsible for making sure everyone works together and that the plan for how everyone will work is written down so anyone can read it. This plan is called ‘multi-agency safeguarding arrangements’ and can be found on your local council’s website.
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