tive and supportive role in addressing challenges and contributing to family-led decisions. They have also been found to be helpful in re-uniting families who would otherwise have stayed apart. In general, families have been very positive about the Family Group Conferences and have felt involved in the decisions made. For example, one Wave 2 parent felt positive about the introduction of Family Network meetings (a type of FGDM) and FGCs. They were especially positive about the inclusion of the grandparents in this meeting, meaning they felt less of a burden to explain to their parents how they can support the family as this was covered in the meetings. “I know for my dad that’s been very helpful, understanding what’s going on with my son, what we’re doing going forward to help him. When I say something to him, it’s not that he doesn’t believe me, but he’s the old school generation, but if a professional says it to him, he accepts it more” – Family interview, Wave 2 (February 2025) Early perceptions of FFCP impacts from strategic leads and frontline workers The qualitative research and survey explored perceptions and expectations of early outcomes from the FFCP with both delivery staff and families. Whilst frontline workers acknowledged that it would take more time to fully evidence the impact on families under the new ways of working within the FFCP model, they felt that some changes were already noticeable. This included families being more open to working with Family Help workers, families benefiting from Family Group Conferences and families having more positive experience of Child Protection conferences. In addition, staff anticipate that the FFCP will drive positive outcomes for them including the strengthening of existing partnerships, improved understanding of fa