This policy has been developed by the Islington Safeguarding Children Partnership to ensure that all agencies working with children and young people in the Islington (including Health, Education, Housing, Children’s Social Care, Adult Social Care, Probation, Police and community and voluntary sector organisations), have access to a straight forward multi-agency policy to quickly resolve, and where necessary escalate, professional differences where there are concerns that the welfare and safety of children and young people are at risk of being compromised. This policy should be read alongside Resolving Professional Differences in London Safeguarding Children Procedures.
Problem resolution is an integral part of professional co-operation and joint working to safeguard children. Effective working together depends on an open approach and honest relationships between agencies.
Escalation Policy