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Getting Information Sharing Right in Practice

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InformationSharing

Confidentiality

Consent

What were the National Drivers?

• Key Child Protection Policy Developments – since 2003 and pre the C&YP (S) Act 2014

• Key GIRFEC Policy Developments – since 2006

• Findings from Research – particularly Significant Case Reviews (SCRs)

• Quality Assurance and Self-Evaluation Frameworks

• Findings from Inspections & Scrutiny – since 2006

• ICO Scotland Letter 28 March 2013 – Impact

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ICO Scotland Letter 2013

“Where a practitioner believes, in their professional opinion, that there is risk to a child or young person that may lead to harm, proportionate sharing of information is unlikely to constitute a breach of the Act in such circumstances”

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ICO Scotland Letter 2013

“It is very important that the practitioner uses all available information before they decide whether or not to share. Experience, professional instinct and other available information will all help with the decision making process as will anonymised discussions with colleagues about the case.

If there is any doubt about the wellbeing of the child and the decision is to share, the Data Protection Act should not be viewed as a barrier to proportionate sharing”

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What were the Local Drivers?

• Chief Officer Accountability – Promoting a Culture

• Training Needs Analysis / Feedback from Practitioners

• Implementation, Roll-Out and Embedding of GIRFEC

• Self-Evaluation / Scrutiny / Inspection / Improvement

• Practitioner Support and Empowerment

• Review of Local Guidance

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What were the Opportunities?

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• Improve Local Processes; Procedures and Practice

• Support and Empower all Practitioners

• Focus on Keeping Children & Young People Safe

• Focus on Wellbeing; Needs and Risks

• Provide a Practitioner’s Guide and Toolkit pre the C&YP (S) Act 2014 – Tool for the Named Person

• Improve Understanding – Three Elements of Information Sharing; Confidentiality and Consent

• Dispel Myths about The Data Protection Act 1998

What were the Challenges?

• Long-Established Misinterpretation of The Data Protection Act 1998

• Fundamentally Flawed and Inaccurate Guidance; Information and Advice Leaflets

• Existing Practices – Confidentiality and Consent

• Defining Thresholds – Wellbeing v Child Protection

• Managing and Recording the Consent Discussion

• Changing Existing Practices

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What is included in the Practitioner’s Guide and OnLine Toolkit?

• Practitioner’s Guide and OnLine Toolkit – Q&As / Do’s & Don’ts

• Summaries & Key Points

• Practitioner Flowcharts

When to share ; What to share

Who to share with; How to share

• Confidentiality

• Consent – When and when not to seek Consent?

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What has been the Impact?

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• Since November 2013 – 1,847 users; 3,061 page visits/hits

• Practitioner Guide v High Level Protocol (ISP)

• Universal Support – With Some Exceptions

• Reproduced; Replicated and Adapted across Scotland

• Embedded into Local Training – Positive Feedback

• Being Developed Further – Publications for C&F and Staff

• Possible Toolkit – Named Persons

• Take Cognisance of the C&YP (S) Act 2014 by 2016

Demonstration and Electronic Links

http://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/6056/Practitioners-toolkit---information-sharing-confidentiality-and-consent

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Getting Information Sharing Right in Practice

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InformationSharing

Confidentiality

Consent