Frontline is a registered charity which delivers the Frontline programme. Lancaster University and Frontline have entered into a partnership whereby Lancaster is the awarding body for the academic award and programme of study within the Frontline programme: the MSc in Advanced Relationship Based Social Work Practice with Children and Families, and two associated exit qualifications: the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Social Work Practice; and the Postgraduate Certificate in Social Work.

Academic policies, regulations and procedures which apply to the MSc in Advanced Relationship Based Social Work Practice with Children and Families, the Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Social Work Practice and the Postgraduate Certificate in Social Work are set out in the approved variations to the Manual of Academic Regulations and Procedures (MARP).