By Jovian Smalley, engagement manager, the Centre of Excellence for Information Sharing
The Centre of Excellence for Information Sharing has been supporting the Department for Education to look in more detail at how information sharing can be used more effectively to protect vulnerable children and families, paying particular attention to the barriers to information sharing at all points of intervention - from the earliest offer of help through to child protection procedures.
To gain a better understanding of the barriers to information sharing, the centre analysed 15 serious case reviews (SCRs) that cited information sharing as a key failing, before getting the views of practitioners and managers in the field, through a questionnaire, interviews and a series of roadshows attended by 150 delegates across five regions.
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