ges” to obtain this manually. As one practitioner notes: “I used it for basic information, like what school [the child] attends.. it's definitely a time saver if you can go to one place and find a few bits of information that you need”. Social Finance Limited +44 (0) 20 7770 6836 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ socialfinance.org.uk 29 The TFD saves time by helping to identify who else is working with a child or family In addition to information about children and families specifically, various practitioners describe how it facilitates a quick understanding of other agencies who are working with that family. According to various practitioners, the TFD provides a “starting point” (Early Intervention practitioner) to understand the child’s involvement and identify potential contacts. A Social Care practitioner noted that without the TFD; they “would have to do a lot of phoning around” and that it could be “really hard to even find out where a family's registered with the GP, or even getting in contact with housing”. By empowering workers to swiftly identify the right individuals, the TFD also avoids unnecessary contact on irrelevant cases. An Early Intervention practitioner emphasised this benefit: “You don't go around the houses and therefore you're not asking from other professionals who might not have the information you need. You're not wasting their time either.” In this sense, time-saving may be a systemic benefit, experienced as a faster flow of information and more efficient working with others. This was noted by many of those who answered our survey, with 47% reporting that the TFD enabled them to work more efficiently with other teams. This figure rises to 57% among those from Early Intervention teams, perhaps unsurprisingly since their work relies heavily on c