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- If I think about how
information sharing might change
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the lives of children in the future,
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I have to say, I think
there's enormous potential
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to make a difference in
many, many children's lives.
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So the potential with
these changes to the law
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for different workers,
different professionals,
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who come in contact with children,
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to make sure they change that approach,
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that they share information.
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So they have a full view about
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what's happening for the child.
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What that means is that
agencies can intervene early.
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It can mean that children's
lives can be improved,
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families can be supported, and as I say,
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the potential for that to change
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children's lives is enormous.
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If I think about examples of situations
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where child information sharing
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would have made a difference,
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sadly I can think of too many examples.
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Say there's a younger child
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and the younger child is
attending school or child care,
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is going to the GP.
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Each of those agencies
note perhaps a bruise,
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perhaps some sign that the child
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is experiencing emotional trauma or fear.
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But they might see it as a one-off.
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Until they share that information,
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until someone is able to put the pieces
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of that puzzle together,
no one quite understands
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what's happening for that child
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and the extent to which they're at risk
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and there needs to be
some kind of intervention
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to make sure that child is safe.
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But if we can use this
scheme to get services
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involved much earlier, it's
gonna be a much better outcome
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for everyone involved,
the child, the parents,
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and the workers who work with them.
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