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).
Post title: Head of Service, Safeguarding, Quality Assurance and Participation
Contact details: julia.khoosal@leicester.gov.uk
The Agency Decision Maker who makes decisions on fostering matters (on the basis of recommendations of the Fostering Panel).
Post title: Head of Service, Safeguarding, Quality Assurance and Participation
Contact details: julia.khoosal@leicester.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Adoption Panel members.
Post title: LAC Service Manager - Adoptions, Fostering and Placements
Contact details: ellie.boswell@leicester.gov.uk
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: LAC Service Manager - Adoptions, Fostering and Placements
Contact details: ellie.boswell@leicester.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise the final Care Plan to be taken before the Court within Care Proceedings.
Post title: Service Managers, DAS, CIN, LAC and HOS
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The manager who can authorise the initiating of Care Proceedings.
Post title: Service Managers DAS, CIN, LAC and Head of Service, Childrens Social Work Teams
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The manager who can authorise the change of name of a Looked After Child.
Post title: Service Managers, DAS, CIN, LAC
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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).
Post title: Service Managers DAS, CIN, LAC and Head of Service, Childrens Social Work Teams
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The senior manager who should be notified in the event of death or serious injury to a child.
Post title: Director of Children's Services Laurence Jones
Contact details: Contact via the relevant Head of Service – refer to Need to Know
The manager who can authorise a child becoming Looked After.
Post title: Heads of Service
Contact details:
julia.khoosal@leicester.gov.uk
david.thrussell@leicester.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise an application for an Emergency Protection Order.
Post title: Heads of Service
Contact details:
julia.khoosal@leicester.gov.uk
david.thrussell@leicester.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked after child outside England and Wales.
Post title: Director, Social Care and Early Help
Contact details: Contact via relevant Head of Service, damian.elcock@leicester.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise any exemptions from the usual fostering limit for foster carers living in the local authority area.
Post title: LAC Service Manager - Adoptions, Fostering and Placements
Contact details: ellie.boswell@leicester.gov.uk
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 Manager, LAC Commissioning / Commissioning Team Manager
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The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Fostering Panel members
Post title: LAC Service Manager - Adoptions, Fostering and Placements
Contact details: ellie.boswell@leicester.gov.uk
The manager who can approve a Pathway Plan.
Post title: Team Managers, 16+ CIN and LAC
The manager who can authorise the marriage/civil partnership of a Looked After child.
Post title: Social Work Teams
Contact details: kate.wells@leicester.gov.uk
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: Commissioning Team Manager
Contact details: hannah.lacey@leicester.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise a passport application for a Looked After child.
Post title: Service Managers, CIN, LAC and DAS
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The manager who can authorise an application for a Placement Order.
Post title: Service Managers, CIN, LAC and DAS
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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: Head of Service / Lead Officer for Private Fostering
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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: Strategic Director, Children's Services /Heads of Service
Contact details:
laurence.jones@leicester.gov.uk
damian.elcock@leicester.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise Special Guardianship as the permanence plan for a Looked After child.
Post title: Service Managers, LAC and CIN
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The manager who can authorise the level of special guardianship support to be provided, including financial support to special guardians.
Post title: Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help
Contact details: damian.elcock@leicester.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise the change of placement affecting a Looked After child in Key Stage 4.
Post title: Head of Service Social Work Teams and Head of Service Corporate Parenting
Contact details:
The person who can authorise Fostering for Adoption - Adoptions, Fostering and Placements
Post title: LAC Service Manager
Contact details: ellie.boswell@leicester.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked After child outside the area of the local authority.
Post title: Service Manager, LAC Commissioning on behalf of DCS
Contact details: mike.evans@leicester.gov.uk
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: Service Managers CIN, LAC, DAS
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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: Head of Service Children's Social Work Teams
Contact details: kate.wells@leicester.gov.uk
Last Updated: September 17, 2024
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