New MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) Guiding Principles launched

The NPCC MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) Guiding Principles is a brand new document, developed to enable strategic leaders, and managers from across partnerships, who have responsibility for MASH (or other safeguarding referral) functions, to  have a common understanding around “what does good look like”.

The MASH function within the safeguarding system, is both essential and significant, ensuring a collaborative approach to safeguarding, to keep children safe in their homes, community and online. 

Drawn from a combination of academic research and professionals with practice experience, the principles have been produced with the Vulnerability and Knowledge Practice Programme (VKPP) and partners, who have been widely consulted.
They are predominantly focused on child safeguarding MASH arrangements, although some of the
principles would strengthen multi-agency working more broadly as they can extend to adults as well as children.

The associated principles are based around the following themes:

• Governance and accountability
• Culture and characteristics
• Process and systems
• Communication and collaboration
• Impact and effectiveness

Please do share these guiding principles with your safeguarding partners.