List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers

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).

Service Director, Children's Social Care

The Agency Decision Maker who makes decisions on fostering matters (on the basis of recommendations of the Fostering Panel).

Head of Service, Fostering and Adoption

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

Service Director, Children's Social Care

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.

Head of Service / Principle Manager

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

Principle Manager, Children's Social Care

The manager who can authorise the initiating of Care Proceedings.

Head of Service, Children's Social Care

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

Director, Children's Social Care

The manager who can authorise the suspension or termination of contact between a Looked After child and their parents (subject to the Court's approval after 7 days for children on Emergency Protection Orders, Interim Care Orders or Care Orders).

Head of Service, Children's Social Care

The senior manager who should be notified in the event of death or serious injury to a child.

Head of Service, Safeguarding and Quality Assurance

Death of a child in a care home Registered Manager (if not on duty), the Small Group Home Co-ordinator and the Strategic Manager, the social worker, and the Service Director.

The manager who can authorise a child becoming Looked After.

Head of Service, Children's Social Care

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

Head of Service, Children's Social Care. Principle Manager EDT

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

Head of Service, Children's Social Care

The manager who can authorise any exemptions from the usual fostering limit for foster carers living in the local authority area.

Head of Service, Children's Social Care. Agency Decision Manger

The manager who can authorise placements of Looked After children with external providers of residential care or foster carers from an independent fostering agency.

Head of Service, Children's Social Care with the agreement of the Director

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

Head of Service, Fostering and Adoption

The manager who can approve a Pathway Plan.

Principal Manager, Children's Social Care

Where a Looked After Child from another local authority has been placed in the area, the manager to whom the notification should be sent.

Fostering Team

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

Principal Manager, Children's Social Care

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

Principle Manager, Children's Social Care

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.

Principal Manager, Children's Social Care

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.

Director, Children's Social Care

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

Principle Manager, Children's Social Care

The manager who can authorise the level of special guardianship support to be provided, including financial support to special guardians.

Head of Service, Children's Social Care

The manager who can authorise the change of placement affecting a Looked After child in Key Stage 4.

Director/Virtual Head

The person who can authorise Fostering for Adoption.

Principal Manager Fostering Service

The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked After child outside the area of the local authority.

Director / Head of Service, Children's Social Care

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.

Director/Head of Service

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.

Director