Working Together 2026
On 18th March 2026, the Department for Education published an update to Working Together to Safeguard Children along with the Children’s social care national framework. You can find the updated guidance, and a summary of the key changes at Working together to safeguard children - GOV.UK.
We will be updating our website to reference the latest version of the guidance and ensure any changes are reflected. The new guidance will be considered by our sub-groups and executive, and we will advise you of any further changes we make. This is a smaller update than in 2023, but it aligns this statutory guidance with other government guidance and initiatives, such as the Families First Partnership Programme, which also saw a new programme guide published in March.
We will also be amending our training materials and sub-group terms of reference to reflect the new publication.