est users of the TFD. These teams receive and process a large volume of referrals and make triaging decisions, some of which may be based on limited information. As such, they are more likely to use the TFD more frequently than practitioners in other teams. Practitioners told us that the TFD Social Finance Limited +44 (0) 20 7770 6836 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ socialfinance.org.uk 28 enables faster information retrieval to confirm key details and prior service involvement as part of the triaging process. Of those who said the TFD does save them time, over half said that it saves them half a day per month or more. Other Triage practitioners report more substantial time savings and were clear about its significance in their day-to-day work: “The TFD tool is essential for me to perform my role effectively. I use it many times a day and it saves me hours in terms of research.” It is important to note that it is likely that a large majority of the practitioners surveyed were not working for the local authority before the TFD was implemented in 2015. It is, therefore, difficult to ascertain exactly how much time the TFD saves practitioners due to those who are newer to the council having less experience of the manual processes that were in place before the addition of the TFD. Early Intervention practitioners described how the consolidation of different types of information is a key time saver when planning and developing approaches for different children based on each child’s service history. For example, one practitioner told us they used the TFD for basic background checks in preparation for the court disposal panel, which decides on courses of action for children referred by the police. With approximately 10 children referred to the panel each week, they highlight