Information sharing
Information sharing is key to the Government's goal of
delivering better, more efficient public services; that are
coordinated around the needs of children, young people and
families. It is essential for early intervention and preventative
work, for safeguarding and promoting welfare and for wider public
protection.
Training
Information sharing training is available to all practitioners
who work with, or on behalf of, children and young people
throughout the borough. Training is delivered through the
REAL
Trust.
Information Sharing Protocols
Information protocols are formal agreements between
organisations that are sharing personal data. They explain why data
is being shared and sets out the principles and commitments
organisations will adopt when they collect, store and disclose
personal information about members of the public.
Rochdale Council has put together a local set of protocols,
on behalf of organisations that work with children and young
people, that explain when information can be shared
and to ensure that organisations are are aware of
their responsibilities - both within and between
organisations.
These protocols have been formally signed up to by many
organisations including, statutory, public, private and voluntary
sector.
Tier 1 - Strategic Level Framework
This is a strategic level overarching protocol which
establishes principles to underpin the processes
by which organisations share information with each other.
Tier
1 Protocol
Tier 2 - Managerial Level Framework
The information in this document focuses on the
purposes for which the information is being shared
and is aimed at Managers/Designated Person’s and other
specialist support e.g. Legal, ICT, Data Protection.
Tier
2 Protocol
Tier 3 - Operational Framework
This tier consists of detailed specific information sharing
agreements between individual agencies for a specified
purpose. It defines the processes by which the
information will be exchanged, monitored and managed and includes a
flowchart on page 29 on the key principles of information
sharing.
Tier
3 Protocol
Additional Resources
Information Sharing Fact Sheet - Embedding good practice (147kb pdf
file) ;
Information Sharing Fact Sheet - Understanding which rules to apply
(149kb pdf file)