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Online statutory and local guidance about safeguarding.
Department for Education guidance places a shared and equal duty on local safeguarding partners to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children in their area.
The guidance outlines how these partners (the local authority, police and health boards) must work together under multi-agency arrangements.
To find out how agencies must work in partnership to keep children safe and the legal duties they must meet use the following DfE guidance:
In Essex, these arrangements sit under the Essex Safeguarding Children Board and involve the following statutory partners:
The three NHS ICBs covering the county are:
Local guidance outlines the procedures professionals must follow and how agencies should work across Essex to safeguard children.
To find out how agencies and individuals should work together on safeguarding use the following online guidance Early help and effective support for children and families on the Essex Safeguarding Children Board (ESCB) website.