The Government said one of the purposes of the exercise was to 'seek views on the weight that should be given to the public interest in protecting children from abuse or neglect'.
It acknowledged that 'practitioners are often uncertain about when and how they can or should share information'. It added, 'The consequences can be that important information which should be shared is not, or, in some cases, that information may be shared inappropriately.'
The key principles of information sharing include the safety and welfare of a child as the primary consideration and the need for a legal basis and legitimate purpose for doing it, the document said.
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