Lead exposure in children: surveillance reports (from 2021)
Results of laboratory-based surveillance of elevated blood lead concentrations in children in England.
Applies to England
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The aims of the Lead Exposure in Children Surveillance System (LEICSS) are to identify cases of children resident in England with elevated blood lead concentrations, to initiate timely public health action for individual cases, and to inform public health interventions to prevent further exposures.
Previous annual reports, and other LEICSS-related reports, were published by Public Health England (PHE).
LEICSS is a component of the environmental public health surveillance system (EPHSS), part of the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) environmental public health tracking (EPHT) arrangements.
Updates to this page
Published 26 October 2021Last updated 2 December 2024 + show all updates
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Added HPR 18(10) annual report presenting data for 2023.
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LEICSS privacy noted added.
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Corrected US CDC intervention level.
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Added HPR 17(13) annual report presenting data for 2022.
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Added 'Lead Exposure in Children Surveillance System (LEICSS) annual report, 2022', presenting 2021 data.
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Added version 2 (with privacy notice) of 'Lead Exposure in Children Surveillance System (LEICSS) annual report, 2021'.
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First published.