Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility

See also: 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.

AMENDMENT

These details were updated in September 2022. This chapter replaces the one previously entitled list of Agency Decision-Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers.

Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility

Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility Post Title and Contact Details

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 Professional Standards

 

Deputy: Practice Manager of Adoption

Designated Manager (Care Plans)

The manager who can authorise the final Care Plan to be taken before the Court within Care Proceedings.

Post title: Operational Head of Service

Designated Manager (Care Proceedings)

The manager who can authorise the initiating of Care Proceedings.

Post title: Deputy Director, Safeguarding and Early Help, Children's Services

Designated Manager (Change of Name)

The manager who can authorise the change of name of a Looked After Child.

Post title: Deputy Director, Safeguarding and Early Help, Children's Services

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: Team Managers

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: Deputy Director, Safeguarding and Early Help, Children's Services

Deputy: Head of Professional Standards

Designated Manager (Decision to Look After)

The manager who can authorise a child becoming Looked After.

Post title: Deputy Director, Safeguarding and Early Help, Children's Services

Deputy: Operational Head of Service

Designated Manager (Emergency Protection Orders)

The manager who can authorise an application for an Emergency Protection Order.

Post title: Deputy Director, Safeguarding and Early Help, Children's Services

Deputy: Operational Head of Service

Designated Manager (Emigration)

The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked after child outside England and Wales.

Post title: Deputy Director, Safeguarding and Early Help, Children's Services

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: Operational Head of Service

 

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: Operational Head of Service

Designated Manager (Fostering Panel Appointments)

The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Fostering Panel members.

Post title: Adoption Agency Panel Advisor and Panel Chair

 

Designated Manager (Leaving Care)

The manager who can approve a Pathway Plan.

Post title: Managers in Leaving Care Team 

Designated Manager (Marriage / Civil Partnership)

The manager who can authorise the marriage / civil partnership of a Looked After child.

Post title: Deputy Director, Safeguarding and Early Help, Children's Services

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: Head of Professional Standards

 

Designated Manager (Passports)

The manager who can authorise a passport application for a Looked After child.

Post title: Managers

 

Designated Manager (Placement Orders)

The manager who can authorise an application for a Placement Order.

Post title: Managers

 

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.

Post title: Deputy Director, Safeguarding and Early Help, Children's Services

A child's continued secure placement on the recommendation of the Secure Accommodation Review Panel. Post title: Head of Professional Standards, Manager Conference and Review Service
Applications to renewal Secure Accommodation Orders on the recommendation of the Secure Accommodation Review Panel. Post title: Operational Head of Service

Designated Manager (Special Guardianship)

The manager who can authorise Special Guardianship as the permanence plan for a Looked After child.

Post title: Operational Head of Service