The DSCP Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements (MASA) have been revised in line with Working Together 2023.
The purpose of multi-agency safeguarding arrangements is to ensure that, at a local level, organisations and agencies are clear about how they will work together to safeguard children and promote their welfare.
These arrangements include:
- Arrangements for the safeguarding partners to work together to identify and respond to the needs of children in the area.
- Arrangements for commissioning and publishing local child safeguarding practice reviews.
- Arrangements for independent scrutiny of the effectiveness of the arrangements.
These arrangements and all the information relating to them are published on the Durham Safeguarding Children’s Partnership website and subject to an annual review. You can find our MASA at:
- Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements.pdf – updated December 2024