tterns of significant harm in the local area and agency responses. In addition to the core members described above, the MACPT should include or bring in specialist support aligned with local demographics, needs, and patterns of harm (including 85 understanding and responding to extra-familial harm). Examples of these are outlined below. We also want each local area to introduce a new ‘Lead Child Protection Practitioner’ (LCPP) role. The LCPP(s) will be part of the local MACPT(s) and will make the relevant local authority statutory decisions around child protection as set out in Working Together. It will remain critical to have equally expert social workers within Family Help to be the lead practitioner for complex cases for children in need and children on child protection plans. Insights gained through the pathfinder on the knowledge and skills needed for this role will inform the development of the Early Career Framework. • Parents involved in child protection need better advice and support to engage effectively with the child protection system and make meaningful and sustainable change to keep their child(ren) safe long-term. We want each local area to introduce a new model of parental engagement and independent representation that engages, advises and supports parents from the point of a section 47 enquiry. This should include information about what to expect from the process and what is expected of them. Minimum expectations: Establish and test multi-agency child-protection team(s) (MACPT) Detail Local areas: • Must establish a suitably qualified, experienced and integrated MACPT with a multi- disciplinary skill set matched to local demographics, needs and harms. • Must agree, allocate and set out funding and resource. • Must set out vision, structure, and practice