Think Family :

In February 2021, the Executives of Bexley Safeguarding Adults Board (BSAB) and Bexley S.H.I.E.L.D came together to consider the early learning from a Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review including where there were lessons for both partnerships around working with adults and children within one family by taking a joined-up approach (‘Think Family’).   The development of this protocol and practice guidance was agreed as a next step by both Executives to capture what Bexley means by Think Family and to set out best practice for all partner organisations to respond to.

You can access the protocol and practice guidance below:

A checklist for practitioners has been developed to accompany the protocol: