nt, in turn suggesting that more support is needed beyond communication of a change in policy. This lack of clarity among staff may, in part, explain the significance of the impact on TFD usage rates following Ofsted’s line of questioning around having consent for information sharing (discussed in Section 5.2.5). Information Governance for the TFE was developed as an extension of that developed for the TFD. Our conversations with some school staff reflected a similar uncertainty about the basis for sharing data. For example, two teachers expressed confusion about whether or not families had to consent to information being shared on the TFE. As with the TFD, such confusion points to a potential gap in understanding among staff in this area. In terms of transparency, the Insight Bristol team consulted and engaged with different groups from the general public to hone its messaging: “They did lots of consultation, which often doesn't happen because it's time consuming and expensive.” (IG consultant) A privacy notice and other information is accessible on Bristol City Council’s externally facing website. Bristol residents were also notified that their information may be included in the TFD in Council tax letters and were given an option to opt out. However, it is unclear how clear and meaningful this content is for people without specialist knowledge of data protection, especially given the complexity of some aspects of the TFD, such as the risk models. Some practitioners we spoke to had some continuing reservations in relation to this: “Something that’s always on my mind – do the people we’re talking about know we have this data? Particularly the risk scores.” (Early Intervention practitioner) Such a concern is brought into greater relief in light of the fact that Insight B