Guidance
Lead child protection practitioner standards
Practice standards for child and family social workers in lead child protection practitioner roles.
Applies to England
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The lead child protection practitioner (LCPP) standards set out the knowledge and skills LCPPs are expected to have to effectively lead child protection processes.
This guidance is for:
- LCPPs and team managers
- training providers
The LCPP standards may also be of interest to:
- statutory safeguarding partners
- other practitioners working in multi-agency child protection teams and their parent agencies (health, police, education and others)
- other practitioners working in services and settings who come into contact with children who are suffering or are likely to suffer significant harm inside or outside the home (such as family help lead practitioners)
Updates to this page
Published 23 June 2026