Agency Decision Maker (Adoption)
The Agency Decision Maker who makes decisions on all adoption matters (some of which will be made on the basis of a recommendation of the Adoption Panel). |
Post title: Assistant Director
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Agency Decision Maker (Fostering)
The Agency Decision Maker who makes decisions on fostering matters (on the basis of recommendations of the Fostering Panel). |
Post title: Head of Service LAC
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Designated Manager (Adoption Panel Appointments)
The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Adoption Panel members. |
Post title: Team Manager/ Service manager Fostering/Adoption
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Designated Manager (Adoption Support)
The manager who can authorise the level of adoption support to be provided to children, adopters (including financial support) and their family or birth family members. |
Post title: Head of Service LAC
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Designated Manager (Care Plans)
The manager who can authorise the final Care Plan to be taken before the Court within Care Proceedings. |
Post title: Service Manager
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Designated Manager (Care Proceedings)
The manager who can authorise the initiating of Care Proceedings. |
Post title: Head of Service via PLO Panel or in emergency Head of Service outside of panel
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Designated Manager (Change of Name)
The manager who can authorise the change of name of a Looked After Child. |
Post title: Assistant Director
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Designated Manager (Contact with Parents)
The manager who can authorise the suspension or termination of contact between a Looked After child and his or her parents (subject to the Court's approval after 7 days for children on Emergency Protection Orders, Interim Care Orders or Care Orders). |
Post title: Service Manager
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Designated Manager (Death or Serious Injury to a Child)
The senior manager who should be notified in the event of death or serious injury to a child. |
Post title: DCS/ Assistant Director
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Designated Manager (Decision to Look After)
The manager who can authorise a child becoming Looked After. |
Post title: Service Manager
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Designated Manager (Emergency Protection Orders)
The manager who can authorise an application for an Emergency Protection Order. |
Post title: Head of Service
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Designated Manager (Emigration)
The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked after child outside England and Wales. |
Post title: DCS/Assistant Director
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Designated Manager (Exemptions and Extensions from Fostering Limit)
The manager who can authorise any exemptions from the usual fostering limit for foster carers living in the local authority area. |
Post title: Service Manager Fostering
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Designated Manager (External Placements)
The manager who can authorise placements of Looked After children with external providers of residential care or foster carers from an independent fostering agency. |
Post title: Head of Service/ Assistant Director
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Designated Manager (Fostering Panel Appointments)
The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Fostering Panel members |
Post title: Head of Service LAC
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Designated Manager (Leaving Care)
The manager who can approve a Pathway Plan. |
Post title: Team Manager/ Service Manager
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Designated Manager (Notifications)
Where a Looked After Child from another local authority has been placed in the area, the manager to whom the notification should be sent. |
Post title: Please send to the Safeguarding and Standards Service
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Designated Manager (Passports)
The manager who can authorise a passport application for a Looked After child. |
Post title: Service Manager
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Designated Manager (Placement Orders)
The manager who can authorise an application for a Placement Order. |
Post title: Service Manager
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Designated Manager (Private Fostering)
The manager who can approve assessments of private foster carers, impose requirements on private foster carers or decide to prohibit someone from acting as a private foster carer. |
Post title: Team Manager/ Service Manager
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Designated Manager (Secure Accommodation)
The manager who can authorise:
A placement of a Looked After child in secure accommodation for up to 72 hours without a Secure Accommodation Order; and/or
An application for a Secure Accommodation Order; and/or
A child's continued secure placement on the recommendation of the Secure Accommodation Review Panel; and/or
Applications to renewal Secure Accommodation Orders on the recommendation of the Secure Accommodation Review Panel. |
Post title: Assistant Director/DCS
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Designated Manager (Special Guardianship)
The manager who can authorise Special Guardianship as the permanence plan for a Looked After child. |
Post title: Service Manager in consultation with Head of Service
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Designated Manager (Special Guardianship Support)
The manager who can authorise the level of special guardianship support to be provided, including financial support to special guardians. |
Post title: Head of Service LAC
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Nominated Officer (Disruption of Education)
The manager who can authorise the change of placement affecting a Looked After child in Key Stage 4. |
Post title: Head of Service LAC and Head of Virtual School
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Nominated Officer (Fostering for Adoption)
The person who can authorise Fostering for Adoption. |
Post title: Head of Service LAC
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Nominated Officer (Out of Area Placements)
The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked After child outside the area of the local authority. |
Post title: Assistant Director
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Nominated Officer (Immediate Placement of a Looked After Child with Connected Person)
The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked After child with a family or friend ('Connected Person') who is not already approved as a foster carer. |
Post title: Head of Service
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Nominated Officer (Placement of a Looked After Child subject to Care Order or Interim Care Order with Parents)
The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked After child with a parent, person with Parental Responsibility or person who held a Residence Order/Child Arrangements Order specifying with whom the child was to reside immediately before the Care Order. |
Post title: Assistant Director
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