The Challenges of 'Working Together' 2018

Leaders of the English child welfare system are steeped in the experience of change – new legislation, practice developments and reformed inspection regimes mean that the child welfare system experiences an on-going process of transformation, reform and innovation. Amongst recent challenges is that contained within the Children and Social Work Act, 2017, and the seemingly straightforward phrase ‘the abolition of Local Safeguarding Children Boards’. The implications of this brief formulation are elaborated upon in ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ (WTSC).1 This article outlines and analyses the leadership challenges embedded in these changes.

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