9.8 Scheme of Delegation and Local Contacts |
AMENDMENTS
Minor amendments to update contact details were made in January 2011.
This appendix provides:
- Senior Management Contact Details
The names and contact details for senior managers - Scheme of Delegated Authority for Children
The managers who should provide authorisation/approval in given circumstances e.g. Placements of Children in Secure Accommodation. - Local Contacts
e.g. Designated Doctor for Looked After Children and Legal Services/Social Care Legal Team
1. Senior Management Contact Details
| Director of Children and Families | Peter Lewis |
| 3rd Floor, 48 Station Road, London, N22 7TY | |
| 0208 489 3206 | peter.lewis@haringey.gov.uk |
| Debbie Haith | |
| 3rd Floor, 48 Station Road, London, N22 7TY | |
| 0208 489 1496 | debbie.haith@haringey.gov.uk |
| Assistant Director Safeguarding | Marion Wheeler |
| 4th Floor, 48 Station Road, London, N22 7TY | |
| 0208 489 1912 | marion.wheeler@haringey.gov.uk |
| Heads of Service | |
| Head of Service - First Response | Sylvia Chew |
| 4th Floor, 48 Station Road, London, N22 7TY | |
| 0208 489 5788 | Sylvia.Chew@haringey.gov.uk |
| Head of Service - Safeguarding and Support | Iain Low |
| 3rd Floor, 48 Station Road, London, N22 7TY | |
| 0208 489 5430 | Iain.Low@haringey.gov.uk |
| Head of Service - Children in Care | Chris Chalmers |
| First Floor, Hornsey Town Hall, The Broadway, Crouch End, London, N8 9JJ | |
| 0208 489 1084 | Chris.Chalmers@haringey.gov.uk |
| Interim Head of Service - Fostering and Resources | Wendy Tomlinson |
| 4th Floor, 40 Cumberland Road, London, N22 7SG | |
| 0208 489 3635 | Wendy.Tomlinson@haringey.gov.uk |
| Head of Workforce Development | Rachel Oakley |
| 1st Floor, 48 Station Road, London, N22 7TY | |
| 0208 489 1177 | Rachel.Oakley@haringey.gov.uk |
| Head of Service - Children and Young People with Additional Needs | Phil Di Leo |
| Ground Floor, Cumberland Road, London, N22 7SG | |
| 0208 489 3848 | Phil.Dileo@haringey.gov.uk |
| Head of Virtual School Head | Attracta Craig |
| Podium South, River Park House, London, N22 8HQ | |
| 0208 489 2446 | Attracta.craig@haringey.gov.uk |
2. Scheme of Delegated Authority for Children
- Section 17 Payments
- Decision to Accommodate
- Care Proceedings
- Contact with Parents
- Medical Consent and Treatment
- Decision to Withhold Whereabouts of a Child in Care
- Notification to OFSTED of Serious Harm to a Child/Serious Case Review
- Placement of a Child with Parents
- Placement of a Child with Family and Friends
- Private Fostering
- Holidays Abroad and Passports
- Application for a Child to live outside England and Wales
- Change of Name of a Looked After Child
- Marriage of a Looked After Child
- Overnight Stays
- Recovery Order
- S47 Enquiries and Child Protection Conferences
- Secure Accommodation
- Adoption
- Fostering
| Decision to be delegated | Delegation To: | Will Take Decision In Absence of Person With Delegated Authority | Comment/Guidance |
Section 17 Payments |
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Decision to make Section 17 payments Up to £500 on any one client p.a. Over £500 on any one client p.a. Over £1,000 on any one client p.a |
Head of Service |
Another Deputy Head of Service or above Another Head of Service |
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Decision to Accommodate(Procedure(s): Decision to Look After and Court Business) |
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Decision to accommodate a child (via gate keeping procedures) |
Head of Service | Another Head of Service | S20 Children Act 1989 Following Departmental procedures on Children in Need Planning Meetings and Safeguarding Panels |
Care Proceedings(Procedure(s): Court Business and Preparing for Care and Supervision Proceedings Guidance) |
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| Decision to apply for Care Order | Head of Service | Another Head of Service | S31 Children Act 1989 |
| Decision to endorse the Care Plan for the final hearing | Deputy Head of Service | Another Deputy Head of Service or above | `CLA (1999) 29 One or more relevant senior officers should endorse the care plan for the final hearing as an authority wide statement of its commitment to the plan. The choice of one or more senior officers designated to endorse care plans on behalf of the local authority is for the authority to determine. In exceptional cases and where the court considers it necessary a designated officer or other senior manager may be required to attend court and give evidence on behalf of the local authority. |
| Decision to endorse the Care Plan for the final hearing; where an independent provider resource is required | Head of Service (after presentation at Resources Panel) | Funding must have previously been agreed through departmental panel processes and the final Care Plan endorsed once placement authorised. | |
| Decision to apply for a Supervision Order | Deputy Head of Service | S31 Children Act 1989 | |
| Decision to apply for an Emergency Protection Order | Deputy of Head of Service | Another Team Manager or above | S44 Children Act 1989 |
| Decision to apply for a Child Assessment Order | Deputy of Head of Service | Another Deputy Head of Service or above | S43 Children Act 1989 |
| Decision to apply for discharge or variation of a Care or Supervision Order (including extension of a Supervision Order) | Deputy of Head of Service | Deputy of Head of Service | S39 Children Act 1989 |
| Decision to discharge a child from accommodation (where the parent has not made the request) | Deputy Head of Service | Following decision at a statutory review | |
| Decision to give directions to a child who is the subject of a Supervision Order | Social Worker following consultation with their Team Manager | Schedule 3 para 2 Children Act 1989 | |
Contact with Parents(Procedure(s): Contact with Parents and Siblings) |
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| Decision to refuse parental contact with a child subject to a Care Order for up to seven days in an emergency when it is necessary to do so in order to safeguard or promote the child's welfare | Deputy Head of Service | S34 (6) Children Act 1989 | |
| Authorise contact of a LAC with parents | Head of Service | Another Head of Service | "Decision on reasonable contact both direct and indirect between LAC and parents and persons with PR, siblings and significant others consistent with LAC welfare". Delegation should be "Head of Service on recommendation of LAC Review" "Guidance should be "S34(1) and Sch 2 para 15 (1) Children Act 1989" |
| Decision to apply for an Order authorising the Authority to refuse contact | Head of Service | Another Head of Service | S34 (4) Children Act 1989 |
Medical Consent and Treatment |
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Medical consent for a child subject of Care Order: Routine medical treatment |
Team Manager | Consent to be recorded in the Placement Information Record, signed by the Team Manager | |
| Authorise testing for blood born virus | Head of Service | Another Head of Service | Consent to be recorded in the Placement Information Record, signed by the Team Manager |
| Emergency medical treatment which may or may not involve general anaesthetic | Team Manager, delegated to the carer | Medical staff can act in an emergency on the basis of medical need | |
| Planned medical treatment involving surgery and general anaesthetic | Head of Service | Another Head of Service | Parental involvement should always be considered and only excluded if not in the child's best interests |
Decision to Withhold Whereabouts of a Child in Care |
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| Decision to withhold the whereabouts of a child in care from a person, usually the parent | Head of Service | Another Head of Service | Schedule 2 s15(4)Children Act 1989 A local authority is not required to inform any person of the whereabouts of a child if-
NB This does not apply to LAC accommodated under S20 Children Act 1989 when there is NO POWER to withhold this information unless an order has been applied for and obtained |
| Provision of accommodation in order to protect the child (e.g. to a father who is considered to be a risk to the child) | Deputy Head Service | Another Deputy Head of Service or above | Schedule 2 para s5 Children Act 1989 |
Death of a Looked After Child(Procedure(s): Death of or Serious Injury: Child in Need) |
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| Notification following the death of a child looked after / serious harm to a child in an children's home / foster care | Deputy Director of Children and Families | Assistant Director | Schedule 2 s20 Children Act 1989 Regulation 43 (1) and Schedule 8 Fostering Services 2002 Regulation 30 and Schedule 5 Children's Homes Regulations 2001 OFSTED Guidance on Handling Serious Child Care Incidents |
| Funeral arrangements following the death of a child looked after | Deputy Head of Service | Head of Service | These should always be made in consultation with the parent and may be made by the parent if they so wish and if it is deemed appropriate |
Notification to OFSTED of Serious Harm to a Child/Serious Case Review |
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| Notification to OFSTED of serious harm to a child / serious case review | Deputy Director of Children and Families | AD Safeguarding | OFSTED Guidance on Handling Serious Child Care Incidents |
Placement of a Child with Parents(Procedure(s): Placement with Parents ) |
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| Decision to place child who is the subject of a Care Order or Interim Care Order with parents or persons with parental responsibility for a period in excess of 24 hours | Deputy Director of Children and Families | Assistant Director Safeguarding | Vol. 3 Children Act 1989 Guidance & Regulations 5.40 Where a Director nominates another officer as decision maker the nomination should reflect the serious nature of the decision and this nomination should rest at third tier level i.e. assistant chief officer area director or area manager or an equivalent senior level. Nominees will need good knowledge of child care practice in order to provide a considered opinion The nomination of the senior officers can only be made by the Director and should be in writing |
Placement of a Child with Family and Friends(Procedure(s): Placement with Relatives and Friends) |
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| Place LAC with family and friends | Deputy Head of Service | S23(6) Children Act 1989 | |
Private Fostering(Procedure(s): Private Fostering Procedure) |
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| Authorise a private fostering placement | Deputy Head of Service - Fostering | "S17 Children Act 1989
Approved by the Local Authority as a part of a Child in Need plan following an initial assessment and if necessary a core assessment. |
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Holidays Abroad and Passports(Procedure(s): Holidays and School Trips Outside the UK) |
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| Permission to go abroad (for a period of less than one month) including signing passport application for child subject of a Care Order | Head of Service | Another Head of Service | S33(8) Children Act 1989 |
| Authorise application for a passport for a LAC | Deputy Head of Service | Another Deputy Head of Service or above | S33(3) Children Act 1989 in respect of a child in care and S22(3) Children Act 1989 in respect of a child provided with accommodation under S20. |
Application for a Child to live outside England and Wales(Procedure(s): Placements Outside England and Wales) |
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| Decision to apply for leave of the Court for a child in care to live outside England or Wales | Head of Service | Another Deputy Head of Service or above | S33 (7)(b) Children Act 1989. This may have substantial financial implications and therefore delegation should reflect this |
Change of Name of a Looked After Child(Procedure(s): Change of Name of a Looked After Child) |
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| Permission for child subject to a Care Order to be known by a new surname (only possible with agreement of everyone with parental responsibility or leave of the Court) | Deputy Head of Service | Another Deputy Head of Service or above | S33 (7) (a) Children Act 1989 |
Marriage of a Looked After Child(Procedure(s): Marriage of a Looked After Child) |
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| Permission for a child subject of a Care Order to marry | Director of Children and Families | S33(3) Children Act 1989 | |
Overnight Stays(Procedure(s): Overnight Stays and Contact with Relatives and Friends) |
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| Decision for a child looked after to have a normal social visit over night | Social Worker - delegated to Foster Carer and Children's Homes Manager | CLA (2004)4 Decisions on overnight stays should in most circumstances be delegated to foster carers and residential care staff and arrangements for such decisions written into the placement plan or Foster Placement Agreement Children Looked After should as far as possible be granted the same permission to take part in normal and acceptable age appropriate peer activities as would reasonably be granted by parents of their peers Only where there are exceptional reasons should the permission of the responsible authority be required or restrictions placed on overnight stays |
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Recovery Order |
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| Decision to apply for a Recovery Order for a child who is in care, the subject of an EPO or in Police protection | Head of Service | Another Head of Service of Above | S50 Children Act 1989 |
Informing 3rd Party about a Person Considered to be a Risk to Children |
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| Decision to inform a third party of the identity and concerns about a person who is considered a risk to children | Designated Child Protection Advisor | S33(3) Children Act 1989 and S22(3) Children Act 1989 for LAC, S17 Children Act 1989 for children in need and S47 Children Act 1989 for children at risk | |
S47 Enquiries and Child Protection Conferences(Procedure(s): Core Assessments and London Child Protection Procedures/Section 7: Child Protection Enquiries) |
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| Decision to initiate s47 enquiries | Team Manager | Another Team Manager or above | S33(3) Children Act 1989 and S22(3) Children Act 1989 for LAC, S17 Children Act 1989 for children in need and S47 Children Act 1989 for children at risk |
| Decision to take no further action following s47 enquiries | Team Manager | Another Team Manager or above | S47 children Act 1989 |
| Decision to convene a Child Protection Conference following s47 enquiries | Team Manager | Another Team Manager or above | |
Secure Accommodation(Procedure(s): Placements in Secure Accommodation and Secure Accommodation (Criteria)) |
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| Authority to apply for a Secure Accommodation Order | Director of Children and Families | Assistant Director Safeguarding | S25 Children Act 1989 Vol. 4 CA 89 Guidance & Regs. 8.6 'Steps should be taken to ensure all decisions to seek a placement for a child in secure accommodation are taken at a senior level in the authority This should not be less than at Asst Director level and such a person should be accountable to the Director for that decision' |
| Authority to decide on a placement in secure accommodation without an Order for up to 72 hours | Director of Children and Families | Assistant Director Safeguarding | S25 Children Act 1989 See above |
| Review of placement in secure accommodation in community home | Independent Reviewing Officer VOICE (or other independent person) |
S15 Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991 Each local authority looking after a child in secure accommodation in a community home. shall appoint at least 3 persons at least one of which is not employed by the local authority by or on behalf of which the child is being looked after who shall review the keeping of the child in such accommodation for the purposes of securing her/his welfare within one month of the inception of the placement and then at such intervals not exceeding three months where the child continues to be kept in such accommodation |
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Adoption(Procedure(s): Fostering and Adoption Procedures) |
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| Adoption Agency Decision Maker | Deputy Director of Children and Families | Adoption & Children Act 2002 Guidance Adoption Agencies Regulation 27.2 no member of the Adoption Panel can take part in the agency decision It should be taken by a senior person in the agency such as the agency's adoption manager or Assistant Director who is not a member of the Panel that submitted the recommendation |
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Senior manager(s) with whom Adoption Agency Decision Maker will discuss cases where s/he is minded not to accept the Adoption Panel's recommendation |
Assistant Director (Safeguarding) | Adoption & Children Act 2002 Guidance Chapter 3 paragraph 68 |
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Fostering(Procedure(s): Fostering and Adoption Procedures) |
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| Fostering Panel Decision Maker | Head of Service (Commissioning and Placements) | Regulation 28 Fostering Service Regulations 2002 No member of a fostering panel shall take part in any decision by the fostering service provider to approve or set terms of approval for a foster carer |
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| Chair of Fostering Panel that makes recommendations about approval and any terms of approval | Independent Chair Person | Deputy Chair appointed by Panel | Regulation 24 Fostering Service Regulations 2002 'A senior member of staff of the fostering service provider who is not responsible for the day to day management of any person carrying out assessments of prospective foster parents or such other person not being an employee member or partner or director of the fostering service provider who has the skills and experience necessary for chairing a fostering panel' |
| Manager to authorise increasing the limit of children placed in a fostering placement on an emergency/temp basis - up to 6 weeks. | Head of Service (Resources Commissioning and Placements ) | ||
| Manager who may authorise increasing the limit of children placed in a fostering placement on a planned basis - after all checks undertaken and the Fostering Panel has recommended an increase. Delegated from the Deputy Director. | Head of Service (Resources Commissioning and Placements) | ||
| Authorise publicity for family finding for the adoption and long term fostering of children | Deputy Head of Service (Adoption) | ||
3. Local Contacts
- Adult Mental Health Services
- Adoption Panel Administrator
- Advocacy for Parents
- CAMHS (Outreach)
- Children's Resource Panel Administrator
- Children's Social Care
- Complex Care Panel Administrator
- Designated Doctor for Looked After Children
- Designated Nurses for Looked After Children
- Duty Placements Officer
- Family Information Service
- Haringey Children in Care Service - Tavistock
- Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust
- LEA: Children with no school place
- Legal Services/Social Care Legal Team
- Looked After Children Division Department for Education and Skills
- North Middlesex University Hospital
- Police
- Press Office
- Red Gables Family Centre
| Adult Mental Health Services |
START (Short Term Assessment & Recovery Team - for all referrals) T: 020 8442 6714 |
| Adoption Panel Administrator |
Gina Morris (Adoption Panel Administrator) 4th Floor, 40 Cumberland Road T: 020 8489 3774 F: 020 8489 3299 Email: gina.morris@haringey.gov.uk |
| Advocacy for Parents |
| 020 8691 7290 or 07961 250 477 |
| CAMHS (Outreach) |
Child and Adolescent Health Services T: 020 8365 1375 |
| Children's Resource Panel Administrator |
| Rejoice Denhere
Hornsey Town Hall Tel: 020 8489 1445 |
| Children's Social Care |
Haringey Children & Families (First Response)T: 020 8489 4592 / 4582 / 4470 F: 020 8489 1751/5447 Emergency Out of Hours Duty TeamTel: 020 8348 3148 Child Protection Advisors:Dawn Green, Brian Siani, Sunita Khattra-Hall 020 8489 5426/7976/5462/1061 Child Protection Advisor - Allegations against ProfessionalsAqualma Murray T: 020 8489 1192 |
| Complex Care Panel Administrator |
| Rejoice Denhere
Hornsey Town Hall Tel: 020 8489 1445 |
| Designated Doctor for Looked After Children |
Dr Anis Mustafa Consultant Paediatrician |
| Designated Nurses for Looked After Children |
Judy Mace Designated Nurse for Looked After Children T: 020 8889 0961 Email: judy.mace@haringey.nhs.uk Marian Parks Specialist CiC nurse, Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm T: 020 8889 0961 Email: marian.parks@haringey.nhs.uk Catherine Paton CiC PA Monday - Thursday 8am - 5.30pm T: 020 8889 0961 |
| Duty Placements Officer |
| Placements Team
Hornsey Town Hall Tel: 0208 489 1849 |
| Family Information Service |
| Click here to access the Family Information Services website. |
| Haringey Children in Care Service - Tavistock |
Wendy Lobatto Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Manager of Service, T: 020 8938 2225 Mobile: 07817515524 Email: WLobatto@tavi-port.nhs.uk |
| Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust |
Karen Baggaley Designated Nurse for Child Protection, T: 020 8442 5409 David Elliman Designated Doctor for Child Protection, Tel: 020 7405 9200 ext.5137 Mobile: 07795 665706 Monica King Senior Named Nurse Child Protection, T: 020 8489 3066 Mobile: 07970 269539 Laura Hayman Named Doctor for Child Protection, T: 020 8448 5540 Mobile: 07795 665706 Teresa Murray Specialist Health Visitor, , T: 0208489 3201 |
| LEA: Children with no school place |
If a child does not have a school place contact Admissions in the Local Authority in which the child is living (or expected to be residing) and also alert Haringey Virtual School EWO (Education Welfare Officer). Haringey School Admissions (internal) 0208 489 9354 Haringey Virtual EWO - Desta Henry - Shaw 0208 489 2440 |
| Legal Services/Social Care Legal Team |
| Looked After Children Division Department for Education and Skills |
| Jim Brown (Tel 020 7273 5897) jim.brown@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
Lorraine Reid (Tel 020 7273 5905) lorraine.reid@dfes.gsi.gov.uk Charmaine Church (Tel 020 7273 5807) Charmaine.church@dfes.gsi.gov.uk) or by Fax on 0207 273 5688 |
| North Middlesex University Hospital |
Justin Daniels Named Doctor for Child Protection T: 020 8887 4575/ 2975 Christina Keating Named Nurse for Child Protection Tel: 020 8887 4099/ 2493 Mobile: 07501 225520 Out of hours - Paediatric Registrar T: 020 8887 2000 - bleep 195 Whittington HospitalHeather Mackinnon Named Doctor for Child Protection T: 020727 3070 and ask switchboard to air call Jo Carroll Named Nurse for Child Protection T: 07884187592 / 020 7288 5472 Out of hours - Paediatric Registrar T: 020 7272 3070 and ask to bleep paediatric Registrar on call or 0207 288 5442 (children ward) Islington Children Services (social work team based at Whittington Hospital) T: 020 7288 5810 / 5079 |
| Police |
Metropolitan Police Emergencies T: 999 Child Abuse Investigation Team Tel: 020 8345 2246 Control Room (for reporting missing children) T: 020 8345 1212 |
| Press Office |
| Mike Snowdon
River Park House Tel: 020 8489 2674 |
| Red Gables Family Centre |
Carol Turton- Interim Centre Manager 113 Crouch Hill |
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