The document, Children's Social Care statutory guidance myth busting, which has been published on the government's social care innovation website, highlights a number of elements of statutory guidance that "act as a barrier to good practice and outcomes for children and families".
It cites examples of statutory guidance that is "either misunderstood or perceived to limit local authorities from testing new ways of working", such as elements of Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018.
In an open letter to children's minister Nadhim Zahawi, campaign group Together for Children, which successfully fought the so-called "exemption clause" last year, said that parts of the guidance are incorrect and risk harming vulnerable children and those caring for them by encouraging councils to act in contravention of their legal duties.
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