List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers
AMENDMENT
This chapter was updated throughout in August 2023.
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- Designated Manager (Finance up to £24.99)
- Designated Manager (Finance up to £1000)
- Designated Manager (Finance up to £30,000)
- Designated Manager (Finance up to £181,302)
- Designated Manager (Decision to Pay Carer Allowances (Adoption, SGOA and CAOA))
- Designated Manager (Agency Decision Maker - Children's Plan for Adoption)
- Designated Manager (Adoption Advisor - Children's Plan for Adoption and Adoption Support)
- Designated Manager (Agency Decision Maker following Recommendations of Fostering Panel)
- Designated Manager (Agency Decision Maker - Regulation 24 Temporary Approval of Connected Person Foster Carers)
- Designated Manager (Agency Decision Maker - Exemptions/Extensions from Fostering Approval)
- Designated Manager (Agency Decision Maker - DBS Resolution)
- Designated Manager (Agency Advisor)
- Designated Manager (Fostering Panel Appointments)
- Designated Manager (Authorisation for Independent Fostering Agency (IFA) Placements)
- Designated Manager (Authorisation for Independent (External) Residential Provider Placements)
- Designated Manager (Authorisation for Internal/In-House Residential Placements and Supported Accommodation)
- Designated Manager (Section 7 and Section 37 Welfare Reports)
- Designated Manager (Court Interim Care Plans)
- Designated Manager (Court Final Care Plan)
- Designated Manager (Decision to Accommodate - Same Day Emergency Response (SDER))
- Designated Manager (Decision for CLA to be Placed with Parents)
- Designated Manager (Decision to Issue Care Proceedings - Legal Gateway Meeting (LGM))
- Designated Manager (Decision to Issue a Letter Before Proceedings / Commence PLO Process - Legal Gateway Meeting (LGM))
- Designated Manager (Decision for 16-17 year old CLA to Cease to be Looked After)
- Designated Manager (Application for Secure Accommodation Order)
- Designated Manager (Application for Emergency Protection Order)
- Designated Manager (Out of Area Placement - Bordering LA)
- Designated Manager (Out of Area Placement - Distant (Non-Bordering LA))
- Designated Manager (Emigration)
- Designated Manager (Investigating Officer - Stage 1 Complaint)
- Designated Manager (Investigating Officer - Stage 2 Complaint)
- Designated Manager (DISCO)
- Designated Manager for MALAP (Multi-Agency Looked After Partnership)
- Designated Manager (CLA Change of Name)
- Designated Manager (CLA Going on Holiday Overseas)
- Designated Manager (CLA Medical Procedures other than Emergency/Routine)
- Designated Manager (CLA Family Time with Parents)
- Designated Manager (CLA Marriage/Civil Partnership)
- Designated Manager (CLA Passports)
- Designated Manager (Missing, Sexually Abused and Trafficked (MSET))
- Designated Manager (Private Fostering)
- Designated Manager (Notifiable Incidents)
| FINANCIAL AUTHORISATION |
| Designated Manager (Finance up to £24.99) |
All Team Managers |
| Designated Manager (Finance up to £1000) |
All Service Managers |
| Designated Manager (Finance up to £30,000) |
All Senior Managers |
| Designated Manager (Finance up to £181,302) |
All Assistant Directors |
| Designated Manager (Decision to Pay Carer Allowances (Adoption, SGOA and CAOA)) |
Name: Jackie Ingram Name: Mary Connor |
| ADOPTION |
| Designated Manager (Agency Decision Maker - Children's Plan for Adoption) |
Name: Mary Connor Name: Julie Firth |
| Designated Manager (Adoption Advisor - Children's Plan for Adoption and Adoption Support) |
Name: Jackie Ingram |
| FOSTERING |
| Designated Manager (Agency Decision Maker following Recommendations of Fostering Panel) |
Name: Jackie Ingram Name: Mary Connor |
| Designated Manager (Agency Decision Maker - Regulation 24 Temporary Approval of Connected Person Foster Carers |
Name: Claire Brodie Name: Mary Connor |
| Designated Manager (Agency Decision Maker - Exemptions/Extensions from Fostering Approval) |
Name: Claire Brodie |
| Designated Manager (Agency Decision Maker - DBS Resolution) |
Name: Claire Brodie |
| Designated Manager (Agency Advisor) |
Name: Jill Dixon |
| Designated Manager (Fostering Panel Appointments) |
Panel Chair Name: Carly Brownlee Name: Helen Bewick |
| Designated Manager (Authorisation for Independent Fostering Agency (IFA) Placements) |
Name: Mary Connor |
| RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS |
| Designated Manager (Authorisation for Independent (External) Residential Provider Placements) |
Name: Mary Connor |
| Designated Manager (Authorisation for Internal/In-House Residential Placements and Supported Accommodation) |
Registered Manager of Home Name: Jackie Ingram |
| CARE PLANNING |
| Designated Manager (Section 7 and Section 37 Welfare Reports) |
All Team Managers |
| Designated Manager (Court Interim Care Plans) |
All Team Managers |
| Designated Manager (Court Final Care Plan) |
Name: Abby Waites Name: Jackie Ingram |
| Designated Manager (Decision to Accommodate - Same Day Emergency Response (SDER)) |
Name: Julie Firth Name: Mary Connor |
| Designated Manager (Decision for CLA to be Placed with Parents) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (Decision to Issue Care Proceedings - Legal Gateway Meeting (LGM)) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (Decision to Issue a Letter Before Proceedings / Commence PLO Process - Legal Gateway Meeting (LGM)) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (Decision for 16-17 year old CLA to Cease to be Looked After) |
Name: Julie Firth Name: Mary Connor |
| Designated Manager (Application for Secure Accommodation Order) |
Name: Julie Firth Name: Mary Connor |
| Designated Manager (Application for Emergency Protection Order) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (Out of Area Placement - Bordering LA) |
Name: Jackie Ingram Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (Out of Area Placement - Distant (Non-Bordering LA)) |
Name: Jackie Ingram Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (Emigration) |
Children's Services Director |
| COMPLAINTS MANAGEMENT |
| Designated Manager (Investigating Officer - Stage 1 Complaint) |
All Team Managers |
| Designated Manager (Investigating Officer - Stage 2 Complaint) |
Independent Investigating Officer Name: Jackie Ingram Name: Abby Waites |
| SEND - Designated Social Care Officer |
| Designated Manager (DISCO) |
Name: Toni Clark-Brown |
| CORPORATE PARENTING |
| Designated Manager for MALAP (Multi-Agency Looked After Partnership) |
Name: Jackie Ingram |
| Designated Manager (CLA Change of Name) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (CLA Going on Holiday Overseas) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (CLA Medical Procedures other than Emergency/Routine) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (CLA Family Time with Parents) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (CLA Marriage/Civil Partnership) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (CLA Passports) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| MISC |
| Designated Manager (Missing, Sexually Abused and Trafficked (MSET)) |
Name: Abby Waites |
| Designated Manager (Private Fostering) |
Name: Dawn Hodgson |
| Designated Manager (Notifiable Incidents) |
Name: Carrie Barron Name: Sue Burns |