Multi-agency coordination

Multi-agency coordination

Joint work across councils, police, housing, health, universities, VCSEs; shared actions, referrals, information-sharing.

A repeatable pattern for managing complex work.

When to use

  • Use when multiple organisations must share actions, referrals, and visibility.
  • Not ideal for single-team workflows with no external partners.

Example workflows

  • Multi-agency referral with shared actions
  • Partnership case conference tasks
  • Joint response plan with accountability

How the platform implements this pattern

  • Shared workspaces with permissions
  • Referral and handoff tracking
  • Cross-partner dashboards

Sectors using this pattern

  • Local authorities - districts / boroughs / unitaries
  • Local authorities - counties / combined authorities
  • Community safety & policing (non-emergency)
  • Police - investigations and public protection
  • Fire & rescue / community risk
  • Health & wellbeing / public health

Use cases using this pattern

  • Community safety & ASB
  • Public protection & vulnerability
  • Non-clinical health & care operations
  • Programmes & partnerships

Role-based benefits

  • Leaders: oversight and accountability
  • Service heads: repeatable templates and controls
  • Operations: workload balance and SLA visibility
  • IT and data: secure access and reporting

Configuration & extensibility

Templates, versioning, and governance controls keep the pattern consistent while allowing local variation.

Related patterns

  • Programmes & interventions
  • Risk, vulnerability & safeguarding
  • Incidents & complaints

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