Yes, you can lock the header and footer in Word using the Restrict Editing feature offered in Microsoft office. The Restrict Editing feature limit how much others can edit and format the document.

Here are different methods to remove Headers and Footers from all or selected pages in a document in Microsoft Word. Click here for the details!

You don’t have to take up space in your document for details like title, author, or date. Here’s how to add and customize headers and footers in Word.

To change a document's header or footer in a Microsoft Word document, you should add a section break first. Follow these step-by-step instructions.

If you run into a conditional header or footer request that you can't handle, take a look at Word fields. They're not magic, but it kind of feels like magic when they do what you want.