Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility
Scope of this chapter
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.
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Amendment
This chapter was amended in July 2024.
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).
Post title:
Practice Director, Sandie Hayes
Director Early Help, Prevention & Sufficiency, Ann Clarkson
Contact details: Wigan South Site
Tel: 01942 486000
Mobile Tel:
Sandie Hayes: 07823969676
Ann Clarkson: 07733014287
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).
Post title:
Director Early Help, Prevention & Sufficiency, Ann Clarkson
Fostering Service Manager, Anna Lomas
Contact details: Progress House
Mobile Tel:
Ann Clarkson: 07733014287
Anna Lomas: 07775564718
The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Adoption Panel members.
Post title: Service Lead Together for Adoption
Contact details: Bewsey Park, Community Centre
Mobile Tel: 07879110757
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: Service Lead Together for Adoption
Contact details: Bewsey Park, Community Centre
Mobile Tel: 07879110757
The manager who can authorise the final Care Plan to be taken before the Court within Care Proceedings.
Post title: Service Lead - Locality teams, Front Line and Adoption Service, Leah Edwards
Contact details: Wigan Life Centre (South Site)
Mobile Tel: 07864565999
The manager who can authorise the initiating of Care Proceedings.
Post title: Service Lead - Locality teams, Front Line and Adoption Service, Leah Edwards
Contact details: Wigan Life Centre (South Site)
Mobile Tel: 07864565999
The manager who can authorise the change of name of a Looked After Child.
Post title: Service Lead Children in Care & Care Leavers, Jacqui Hardman
Contact details: Progress House
Mobile Tel: 07879007788
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: Service Lead - Locality teams, Front Line and Adoption Service, Leah Edwards
or
Service Lead Children in Care & Care Leavers, Jacqui Hardman
Contact details:
Mobile Tel: 07824865338
Mobile Tel: 07879007788
The senior manager who should be notified in the event of death or serious injury to a child.
Post title: Service Lead Children's Safeguarding, Glynis Williams
Contact details: Wigan Life Centre (South Site)
Mobile Tel: 07717424437
The manager who can authorise a child becoming Looked After.
Post title: All service Leads
Contact details:
The manager who can authorise an application for an Emergency Protection Order.
Post title: All qualified Service Leads
Contact details:
The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked after child outside England and Wales.
Post title: Any Service Lead
Contact details:
The manager who can authorise any exemptions from the usual fostering limit for foster carers living in the local authority area.
Post title: Fostering Service Manager Anna Lomas
Contact details: Progress House
Mobile Tel: 07775564718
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: Service Lead Provider Services, Shirley Williams
or
Assistant Director, early Help, Prevention and Sufficiency, Ann Clarkson
Contact details: Progress House
Mobile Tel: 07872443979 / 07733014287
The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Fostering Panel members
Post title: Fostering Service Manager, Anna Lomas
Contact details: Progress House
Mobile Tel: 07775564718
The manager who can approve a Pathway Plan.
Post title: Service Lead Children in Care & Care Leavers, Jacqui Hardman
Contact details: 07879007788
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: Service Lead - Locality teams, Front Line and Adoption Service, Leah Edwards
or
Service Lead Children in Care & Care Leavers, Jacqui Hardman
Contact details:
Mobile Tel: 07824865338
Mobile Tel: 07879007788
The manager who can authorise a passport application for a Looked After child.
Post title: Jacqui Hardman, Leah Edwards
Contact details:
Mobile Tel: 07824865338
Mobile Tel: 07879007788
The manager who can authorise an application for a Placement Order.
Post title:Service Lead for Children in Care and Care Leavers, Jacqui Hardman
Contact details:
Mobile Tel:07879007788
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.
Post title:Service Lead - Locality teams, Front Line and Adoption Service, Leah Edwards
Contact details: Progress House
Mobile Tel: 07864565999
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: DCS
Contact details: Wigan Town Hall
Tel: 01942 489452
Mobile Tel: 07824481504
The manager who can authorise Special Guardianship as the permanence plan for a Looked After child.
Post title: Service Lead - Locality teams, Front Line and Adoption Service, Leah Edwards
or
Service Lead Children in Care & Care Leavers, Jacqui Hardman
Contact details:
Mobile Tel: 07824865338
Mobile Tel: 07879007788
The manager who can authorise the level of special guardianship support to be provided, including financial support to special guardians.
Post title: Fostering Service Manager, Anna Lomas
Contact details: Progress House
Mobile Tel: 07775564718
The manager who can authorise the change of placement affecting a Looked After child in Key Stage 4.
Post title: Practice Director, Sandie Hayes
Contact details: Wigan South Site
Tel: 01942486000
Mobile Tel: 07823969676
The person who can authorise Fostering for Adoption.
Post title: Practice Director, Sandie Hayes
Contact details: Wigan South Site
Tel: 01942 486000
Mobile Tel: 07823969676
The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked After child outside the area of the local authority.
Post title: Service Leads
Contact details:
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: Fostering Service Manager Anna Lomas
Contact details: Progress House
Mobile Tel: 07775564718
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.
Post title: Practice Director, Sandie Hayes
Contact details: Wigan South Site
Tel: 01942 486000
Mobile Tel: 07823969676
Last Updated: July 26, 2024
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