strengthening of the voice of education in multi-agency arrangements and we're very engaged and involved." – Strategic Lead [Education], Wave 1, February 2025 "Our education sector say to us 'don't keep saying the fourth partner, we want to be an equal safeguarding partner' and I think that's a really good example of the enthusiasm to get on board." – Strategic Lead [LA], Wave 1 (February 2025) Similarly, Wave 2 areas also reported strong buy-in from Education but also noted that this varied amongst schools and was typically driven by the headteacher, and the extent to which they were navigating other priorities. Police: Stakeholders recognised the value of being involved in the FFCP, particularly in Section 47 strategy discussions and child protection conferences. 13 This statement only applies to 5 of the 6 surveyed areas (not applying to Lincolnshire) 24 “We've had really good buy-in from our police colleagues...The opportunity that we've had to explore Child Protection and the ability to look at best practice and the impact on families." – Frontline worker, [LA], Wave 1 (February 2025) However, some Police staff also highlighted lack of clarity on their role in the Pathfinder. A few Police staff in one Wave 2 local area felt that their enforcement role ‘seems to be misaligned with a family-centred approach’. For example, they shared how a key challenge for their multi-agency working was that Police were unclear of their role under FFCP and for this reason, changes to child protection conferences had not yet been implemented. Health: The FFCP model was understood by Health stakeholders who were also positive about the programme. “FFC is very similar to a programme called “Sure Start” 10 years ago. It also linked all professional working together. Therefore, people ca