guarding partners and relevant agencies, should use the National Framework to: • raise aspirations for what high-quality support and practice with children, young people and families can achieve 17 • establish a shared approach and strong relationships across agencies, so everyone can engage constructively in delivering effective support to children, young people and families • embed voices of children, young people and families in the design and delivery of services and support • determine the right support, challenge, and accountability across agencies so that everyone can work towards the goal of seeing families thrive, and understand the impact of their services in helping to deliver that ambition Following the National Framework alongside Working Together to Safeguard Children Multi-agency working is at the heart of effective support for children and families and is part of the legislative and regulatory frameworks for protecting children, promoting their health and wellbeing, and providing care where it is needed. Agencies should continue to read and adhere to the wide range of guidance that exists in relation to their specific responsibilities for children and young people. Agencies should be aware of their statutory duties and responsibilities outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children (Working Together), which is the multi- agency statutory guidance that sets out how organisations work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, including identifying and responding to their needs. Working Together sets out effective multi-agency arrangements that safeguard children. Working Together includes multi-agency expectations for strategic leaders, senior or middle managers and for those involved in direct practice. Multi-agency practice expectati