Many of the professionals interviewed by the Home Office for its review of procedures to identify children at risk of abuse, felt that some practitioners withheld information too frequently because there was a perception that the risk of sharing it with others was higher than it actually is.
The review, which spoke to professionals in 37 local authority areas operating Mash, found multi-agency work to safeguard vulnerable children was being held back as a result of “mistaken beliefs” over information sharing by practitioners and managers.
A Mash co-locates a range of agencies, including police, local authority children’s services, education, probation and health staff to share information and spot emerging problems early, potentially saving lives.
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