Government proposals to abolish local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) and replace them with a new system of local multi-agency arrangements, involving councils, police and the health service, were announced last October.
In order to pave the way for this, a number of changes to statutory Working Together guidance have been put forward. But, responding to a consultation on these, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has warned that the proposals will undermine, rather than improve, local efforts to improve safeguarding.
In its response to the Department for Education consultation, BASW said it is particularly concerned that cash-strapped local services will struggle to put in place effective alternative arrangements to replace LSCBs.
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