oss local area teams under FFCP The multi-agency approach was viewed positively by most staff who responded to the survey. There was evidence from the survey that this approach had helped teams to establish networks across organisations – over 70% of all staff surveyed were confident in identifying key contacts across teams in FFCP (see Appendix 5, Q23). Additionally, examples of successful multi-agency collaboration include joint discussions between Police, Health and Education in Line-of-Sight discussions (senior-level multi- agency discussions aimed at maintaining oversight of complex cases and supporting frontline decision-making); joint supervision and training, and shared discussion on cases; and the co-location of probation within police hubs, which helped to drive a stronger understanding of family strengths. Police teams also contributed by sharing 41 insights from child exploitation and missing children meetings, and by working closely with Family Hubs. "The multi-agency approach means everything is much closer. We see them all the time, which helps relationships. We now know who to contact for advice or guidance, which makes my job easier." – Strategic Lead [LA], Wave 1 (February 2025) Good practice case study: strengthening multi-agency decision-making through MACPTs In one Wave 2 local area, the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT) has implemented daily multi-agency meetings to discuss children of concern. This regular communication has improved the speed and coordination of responses when issues are raised by any of the partner agencies. Key Developments: • Faster, Coordinated Responses: Daily MACPT meetings enabled real-time discussion of any emerging concerns. For example, police stakeholders noted that if a young person was arrested the night befo