n Act 1989) • undertake enquiries when there are concerns a child may suffer significant harm and take action to keep them safe, including taking the child into care (section 47, section 31, Children Act 1989) • deliver services and support to looked-after children and care leavers, local authorities must have regard to the corporate parenting principles (section 1, Children and Social Work Act 2017) Partner agencies hold important and related duties which mean they need to work collaboratively with children’s social care as they commission and deliver services that support children and young people to thrive: • Health and housing authorities have a duty to assist a local authority with enquiries where a child may be at risk of significant harm (section 47, Children Act 1989). • In discharging their functions health, police, schools, probation, youth offending teams and others must have regard to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children (section 10, 11, Children Act 2004). • Health, police and local authorities have a joint and equal responsibility to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, alongside other partners (sections 16E and 16F, Children Act 2004). Who is this guidance for? This guidance is written for those who work in and with local authority children’s social care and contains information that may be useful to children, young people and families who receive support from children’s social care. Children, young people and families The National Framework sets out important information which may help children, young people, and families to understand what to expect from children’s social care when a local authority offers help, protection or care. It describes how practitioners listen, communicate with and support families. Thes