List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers
Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential Workers Procedure
NOTE
Consent to life-ending withdrawal of medical support for a child will require an application to the High Court even if all relevant parties are in agreement. Legal advice must be sought as a matter of urgency.Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
| 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 and Permanence Panel). | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care |
| The Agency Decision Maker who makes decisions on fostering matters (on the basis of recommendations of the Fostering Panel). | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care |
Designated Manager (Adoption and Permanence Panel Appointments) The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Adoption and Permanence Panel members. |
Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| 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: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise the final Care Plan to be taken before the Court within Care Proceedings. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise the initiating of Care Proceedings. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise the change of name of a Looked After Child. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| 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: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The senior manager who should be notified in the event of death or serious injury to a child. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise a child becoming Looked After. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise an application for an Emergency Protection Order. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked after child outside England and Wales. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
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: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| 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: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Fostering Panel members. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can approve a Pathway Plan. | Post title: Team Manager - Corporate Parenting Services |
| The manager who can authorise the marriage/civil partnership of a Looked After child. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| 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: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise a passport application for a Looked After child. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise an application for a Placement Order. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| 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 - Fostering & Kinship |
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: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise Special Guardianship as the permanence plan for a Looked After child. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise the level of special guardianship support to be provided, including financial support to special guardians. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise the change of placement affecting a Looked After child in Key Stage 4. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
| The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked After child outside the area of the local authority. | Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
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: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
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 Child Arrangements Order immediately before the Care Order. |
Post title: Corporate Director - Children's Social Care Corporate Director - Adult Care & Quality Standards |
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