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A 10-strong contextual safeguarding team, including social workers, youth workers, and a forensic psychologist, is working alongside children's social workers.
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The approach has been pioneered by the University of Bedford, where Firmin is head of its contextual safeguarding research programme.
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Latest guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard children does recognise the value of contextual safeguarding, but current legislation could hamper its progress.