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7.2 Designated Managers

 

RELATED CHAPTER

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

Updated throughout June 2017.


List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers Referred to in Manual


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

Agency Decision Maker (Adoption)

The Agency Decision Maker who makes decisions on adoption matters (on the basis of a recommendation of the Adoption Panel).

Post title: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

Agency Decision Maker (Fostering)

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

Post title: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Adoption Panel Appointments)

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

Post title:
Elizabeth Guard
Adoption Team Manager

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 3516
Email: elizabeth@trafford.gov.uk

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:
Elizabeth Guard
Adoption Team Manager

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 3516
Email: elizabeth@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Care Plans)

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

Post title:
Glynis Williams
Strategic Lead (Lead for Children’s Social Care)

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH
Tel: 0161 912 5009
Email: glynis.williams@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Care Proceedings)

The manager who can authorise the initiating of Care Proceedings.

Post title:
Glynis Williams
Strategic Lead (Lead for Children’s Social Care)

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH
Tel: 0161 912 5009
Email: glynis.williams@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Change of Name)

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

Post title:
Glynis Williams
Strategic Lead (Lead for Children’s Social Care)

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH
Tel: 0161 912 5009
Email: glynis.williams@trafford.gov.uk

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:
Glynis Williams
Strategic Lead (Lead for Children’s Social Care)

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH
Tel: 0161 912 5009
Email: glynis.williams@trafford.gov.uk

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: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Decision to Look After)

The manager who can authorise a child becoming Looked After.

Post title:
Glynis Williams
Strategic Lead (Lead for Children’s Social Care)

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH
Tel: 0161 912 5009
Email: glynis.williams@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Emergency Protection Orders)

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

Post title:
Glynis Williams
Strategic Lead (Lead for Children’s Social Care)

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH
Tel: 0161 912 5009
Email: glynis.williams@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Emigration)

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

Post title: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

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:
Ian Godfrey
Interim Strategic Lead (Children in Care)

Contact details:
Ground Floor, Trafford Town Hall,
Talbot Road, Stretford,
Manchester, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 3968
Email: ian.godfrey@trafford.gov.uk

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: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Fostering Panel Appointments)

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

Post title:
Anna Lomas
Service Manager - Adopting and Fostering

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 4028
Email: anna.lomas@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Leaving Care)

The manager who can approve a Pathway Plan.

Moya Murray
Service Manager, Central Area Neighbourhood Family Support Team
Sale Waterside, Waterside House, Sale, M33 7ZF

Tel 0161 912 5039
Fax: 0161 912 2144
Email: moya.murray@trafford.gov.uk

Susan Hulm
Service Manager, Central Area Neighbourhood Family Support Team
Cornhill Clinic, 59 Cornhill Road, Urmston, M41 5SZ

Tel: 0161 746 3837
Fax: 0161 746 3811
Email: susan.hulm@trafford.gov.uk

John Chisnall
Service Manager, South Area Neighbourhood
Sale Waterside, Waterside House, Sale, M33 7ZF

Tel: 0161 746 3837
Fax: 0161 746 3811
Email: john.chisnall@trafford.gov.uk

Jenny Leveridge
Service Manager, North Area Neighbourhood Family Support Team
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 5002
Fax: 0161 912 5027
Email: jenny.leveridge@trafford.gov.uk

Dennis Owen
Deputy Manager
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 3506
Fax: 0161 912 1289
Email: denis.owen@trafford.gov.uk

Mark Riddell
Service manager (Permanence & Transitions Team)
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 3520
Email: mark.riddell@trafford.gov.uk

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:
Lisa Gordon
Service manager
MARAT (Multi Agency Referral and Assessment Team)

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, M32 OTH

Tel: 0161 912 5097
Fax: 0161 912 5056
Email: lisa.gordon@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Passports)

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

Post title:
Glynis Williams
Strategic Lead (Lead for Children’s Social Care)

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH
Tel: 0161 912 5009
Email: glynis.williams@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Placement Orders)

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

Post title:
Elizabeth Guard
Adoption Team Manager

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 3516
Email: elizabeth@trafford.gov.uk

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: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Special Guardianship)

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

Post title: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

Designated Manager (Special Guardianship Support)

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

Post title: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

Nominated Officer (Disruption of Education)

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

Post title:
Glynis Williams
Strategic Lead (Lead for Children’s Social Care)

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 0TH
Tel: 0161 912 5009
Email: glynis.williams@trafford.gov.uk

Ian Godfrey
Ground Floor, Trafford Town Hall,
Talbot Road, Stretford,
Manchester, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 3968
Email: ian.godfrey@trafford.gov.uk

Nominated Officer (Out of Area Placements)

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

Post title: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

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: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

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: 
Cathy Rooney
Director - Safeguarding and Professional Development

Contact details:
Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0TH

Tel: 0161 912 8650
Email: cathy.rooney@trafford.gov.uk

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