rogramme. “FFC is very similar to a programme called “Sure Start” 10 years ago. It also linked all professional working together. Therefore, people can relate to that one. So, it’s easy to understand.” Strategic Lead [Health], Wave 2 (November 2024) However, they also noted that the broad range of areas of practice within the sector made it challenging to secure buy-in consistently across levels. "With the different strands of health, it's just how we get that message to GPs, to primary care, mental health, there's the hospital work, midwifery. I think people are generally on board, but there's different layers and inconsistencies” – Strategic Lead [Health], Wave 2 (February 2025) Reservations about specific elements of the programme Some concerns were also raised by both LA and partner agency staff about specific elements of the programme. Integration with existing provision: Strategic stakeholders expressed some apprehension around how the model would work alongside other elements of provision when local areas were in the early stages of the FFCP. For example, one local area stakeholders discussed how they were unsure how FFCP would align alternative provision and SEND provision in schools. "You've got to try and knit those altogether, and make sure that what you're doing isn't unravelling what’s already there.” – Strategic Lead [Education], Wave 1 (February 2024) Some uncertainty around managing risk: In the qualitative interviews, alternatively qualified staff were found to be less confident in their understanding of how to assess and manage risk in Section 17 cases compared to social workers. The survey finding reinforced these results. In Wave 1 areas when interviewed in Nov 24, 87% of social workers agreed that they had a good understanding of assessing and manag