................... 21 3 9.4. Direct stakeholder driven iteration ................................................................................... 22 9.5. Trust dependent rapid development ................................................................................ 22 9.6. Proven basis for collaborative tool development ............................................................. 22 9.7. Scale as a barrier ............................................................................................................... 22 9.8. DfE’s role in sector data development .............................................................................. 23 10. Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 23 11. Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... 24 12. Appendix 1: User Research Synthesis ........................................................................................... 25 13. Appendix 2: Technical Workshops Synthesis ................................................................................ 25 4 1. What is the Standard Safeguarding Dataset? In 2022 the Department for Education (DfE), as part of its response to the MacAlister review of children’s social care, launched a Digital and Data Solutions Fund (DDSF) to develop sector-led responses to significant challenges and opportunities in the children’s social care data landscape. DDSF1a, as specified by the DfE in consultation with the sector, is a project to introduce a new Standard Safeguarding Dataset which is broader in scope than existing statutory data returns, more useful to local authorities (LAs), and easy t