This non-statutory guidance from the Children’s Workforce Development Council replaces the original guidance entitled ‘The lead professional: managers’ guide’ which was published in 2006. The new guidance has been updated and re-titled in order to reflect policy developments and include revisions identified in consultation with practitioners and managers across the children and young people’s workforce. The document also seeks to link together the processes and tools, to show how collaboratively they provide a package of support to help practitioners and managers implement integrated working in their practice. (Every Child Matters - publications)