Responding to today's publication of the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance, Kim Bromley-Derry, president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services, said the association was disappointed that local authorities were the main focus for revisions to the guidance. He added that the role of health agencies should have been strengthened.
"Procedures and guidance do not save children — well-trained and experienced professionals do," he said. "The role of guidance is to support professionals in their daily tasks and in using their professional judgment, and as such the redraft of Working Together misses some opportunity to do this.
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