e local area must, with partners: • Consider and agree which practitioners are suitable for and have the capacity to undertake the FHLP role, including non-social workers and/or those based outside of/not employed by the LA. • Outline in which circumstances families would continue to be held by a social worker and which may be held by other practitioners. The lead practitioner should always be a social worker for children subject to a child protection plan. • Test non-social workers and/or practitioners based outside of/not employed by the LA as FHLPs. • As per Working Together 2023, develop, agree, and publish local protocols for assessments and support, including who can act as an FHLP and the underpinning skills, experience, development and accountability requirements. • Ensure FHLPs have the appropriate knowledge and skills as per the local protocols outlined in chapter 3 of WT 23. Put appropriate LA/social worker oversight and supervision arrangements in place to ensure quick and effective identification and management of escalating risk, and for CIN cases as per the protocols outlined in Working Together (chapter 3). The FHLP must: • Build a relationship with the family and remain their main point of contact for as long as they require support. • Co-develop a single ‘Family Help plan’ with the family and support them to implement it, monitoring, adapting and responding to changing needs and enabling seamless integration of new or different support/services. • Build a flexible and responsive ‘team around the family’ (TAF), bringing in all relevant agencies or individuals required to support the family at different stages, and keeping the needs and experiences of the child paramount. • Offer Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) to consider who in and how the wider fa