The sharing of information between services such as social care, health, schools and police is vital to combat child abuse and help support vulnerable children.
But a series of recent reports suggests information sharing in many areas is still poor.
Last July's Home Office review of multi-agency working was among the most critical. It found some professionals coming into contact with children were prioritising data protection over child protection and refusing to refer concerns onto multi-agency safeguarding hubs (MASHs) designed to investigate safeguarding matters swiftly.
In the same month, a Children's Society report found more than a third of councils were not informing local children's centres about new births in their area, which is crucial to planning services and targeting families in need.
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