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Dr Kellie Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Liverpool Hope University. Her independent research has focused on the critical analyses of information practices in the context of interprofessional responses to children in need and their families. Kellie’s (2016) book, Strengthening Child Protection: Information Sharing in Multi-Agency Settings, is published by Policy Press. It provides a human factors perspective highlighting the complexities of information sharing in frontline practice. In building on the foundations of the research in her book, Kellie will share the findings from her current research, which examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on multi-agency working and information sharing to safeguard children and support families. Kellie’s findings highlight the challenges that social workers have faced since the first lockdown in March 2020, but also draw attention to the opportunities that have emerged as a result. The webinar will create a space to discuss these ‘new’ opportunities in how they may serve to shape multiagency safeguarding practices in post covid times