We hope you find the Tool Box useful, and encourage you to also read the full version of the Information Sharing Advice for Safeguarding Practitioners published by HM Government. This guidance makes a very clear connection to safeguarding principles outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 - HM Government which should be read alongside.
The Information Commissioner’s Office website provides helpful information on:
- understanding Personal Data
- further information on the lawful bases for sharing information what to include in a data sharing agreement
- what’s needed in a quality Data Protection Impact Assessment
Colleagues working in a health setting will find useful guidance on sharing patient information via the NHS Transformation Directorate website
Promoting safe sharing information between health and local authority sectors is the function of the Child Protection Information Sharing System. Details are available on the NHS England Website
Staff working in education settings may find it useful to explore the CPOMS Safeguarding and Wellbeing Solution for Schools - Child Protection Online Monitoring System
For those working in the Safeguarding Adults arena, the Social Care Institute of Excellence offers useful guidance on factors to consider when sharing adult’s information
The Safeguarding Network provides a range of information sharing resources
The LSCP’s local Information Sharing Agreement defines the information that can be shared and transferred between member organisations of the partnership.
Local policy/procedure guidance on information sharing is included in the West Yorkshire Consortium Inter Agency Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures