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Guidance

Families First Partnership programme

Guidance for safeguarding partners on implementing Family Help and multi-agency child protection reforms, and increasing support for family networks.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
20 March 2025
Last updated:
26 March 2026
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  1. Updated 'The Families First Partnership (FFP) programme guide' with a new version that includes delivery expectations for statutory safeguarding partners in England for year 2 (2026 to 2027) .

  2. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

The Families First Partnership (FFP) programme guide

PDF, 811 KB, 61 pages

Details

Information to support statutory safeguarding partners with the implementation of children’s social care reforms, including:

  • Family Help
  • multi-agency child protection reforms
  • family group decision-making and family network support packages

The guidance includes:

  • delivery expectations
  • how progress will be measured
  • areas for local flexibility
  • the support that is available

It is for all statutory safeguarding partners and other relevant agencies, including education and childcare settings that work with children, young people and their families. This includes:

  • senior and strategic leaders
  • senior and middle managers
  • those in direct practice

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