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11.3 Designated Managers

Contents

Adoption Panel Appointments

Adoption Support

Agency Decision Maker

Agency Decision Maker (Fostering)

Care Plans

Care Proceedings

Change of Name

Contact with Parents

Decision to Look After

Emergency Protection Orders

Emigration

Exemptions and Extensions from Fostering Limit

External Placements

Fostering Panel Appointments

Leaving Care

Marriage

Passports and Holidays Abroad

Placement Orders

Placement with Parents

Placements in Residential Care

Regulation 38 Placements

Secure Accommodation

Special Guardianship

Special Guardianship Support


Adoption Panel Appointments

See Adoption Panel Procedure,

Service Director, Family Services

Room 212, County Hall
Bond St
Wakefield WF1 2Qi

T: 01924 304025

Adoption Support

See Adoption Support Procedure,

Adoption and Permanence Team manager.

Agency Decision Maker (Adoption)

See Adoption Support Procedure, Adoption Panel Procedure, Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters Procedure, Inter-Country Adoption Procedure, Placement for Adoption Procedure

Service Director, Family Services

Wakefield MDC Family Services
County Hall
Bond Street
Wakefield
WF1 2Ql

T: 01924 304025

Agency Decision Maker (Fostering)

See Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers Procedure, Fostering Panel Procedure, Persons Disqualified from Fostering Procedure,

Service Director, Family Services

Wakefield MDC Family Services
County Hall
Bond Street
Wakefield
WF1 2Ql

T: 01924 304025

Care Plans

See Care Plans Guidance, Court Proceedings Procedure, Decision to Look After and Care Planning,

LAC Service Manager
(or any Service Manager in his/her absence)

All other Care plans

Appropriate Service Manger

Care Proceedings

See Court Proceedings Procedure, Applications for Emergency Protection Order Procedure,

LAC Service Manager
(or any Service Manager in his/her absence)

Change of Name

See Change of Name of a Looked After Child,

LAC Service Manager.

Contact with Parents

See Contact with Parents and Siblings Procedure,

Suspension of parental contact with Looked After Children

LAC Service Manager
(or any Service Manager in his/her absence)

Application to Court for termination of parental contact with Looked After Children

LAC Service Manager
(or any Service Manager in his/her absence)

Decision to Look After

LAC Service Manager
(or any Service Manager in his/her absence)

Emergency Protection Orders

See Applications for Emergency Protection Order Procedure,

Any Service Manger

Emigration

See Placements Outside England and Wales Procedure,

Designated Manager - to follow.

Exemptions and Extensions from Fostering Limit

See Fostering Exemptions and Extensions,

Designated Manager - to follow.

External Placements

See Placements in Foster Care Procedure, Placement in Residential Care Procedure,

Placements with independent fostering agencies/independent providers of children's homes are authorised by:

Service Director

Placements are identified and arranged by:

Social Worker

Contracts with the external provider are drawn up by:

Contracts Section

Fostering Panel Appointments

See Fostering Panel Procedure,

Service Director, Family Services

8 St. John's North
Wakefield
WF1 3QA

T: 01924 304025

Leaving Care

See Leaving Care Procedure

Designated Manager - to follow.

Marriage

See Marriage Procedure,

Designated Manager - to follow.

Passports and Holidays Abroad

See Approval for Holidays and School/Organisational Trips for Looked After Children Procedure

Fieldwork Service Manager
(or any Service Manager in his/her absence)

Placement Orders

See Placement for Adoption Procedure

Designated Manager - to follow.

Placement with Parents

See Placement with Parents Procedure,

Service Director

Placements in Residential Care

See Placements in Residential Care Procedure

Residential Services Manager

Private Fostering

See Private Fostering Procedure,

Designated Manager - to follow.

Regulation 38 Placements

See Placement With Family and Friends (Regulation 38 Placements) Procedure,

Any Service Manger

Secure Accommodation

See Placements in Secure Accommodation Procedure, Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews Procedure,

Authorisation of Placement in Secure Accommodation for up to 72 hours

Service Director

Authorisation of first application for Secure Accommodation Orders

Service Director

Authorisation of renewals of Secure Accommodation Orders

Service Director

Special Guardianship

See Special Guardianship Procedure,

Authorisation for the application for a Special Guardianship Order for a Looked After Child

Service Director

Special Guardianship Support

See Special Guardianship Procedure,

Approval of Special Guardianship Support Plan without financial support

Service Manager

Approval of Special Guardianship Support Plan with financial support

Service Director

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