So can we share data or not? Excuse me, this question has been occupying the finest legal minds, retained at no doubt great cost by the Department for Constitutional Affairs, and has been described by the department as "an undeniably complex area of law with many interactions to consider".
And you want a humble Young People Now hack to explain it all in 500 words?
Isn't that what you are paid for?
OK then, let me just explain the background. Joined-up government and its local manifestations have put a focus on sharing information about children and young people held by different services. Obviously this process, known as information referral and tracking (IRT), requires protocols, and the Government established 10 local IRT pilots to determine how it could be done. Two of these pilots, Bolton and Kensington and Chelsea, became very concerned at the legal implications and suspended the trials on legal advice.
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