Date:    17th May 2012

Venue:  Bradley Park Golf  Club, Huddersfield  www.bradleyparkgolf.co.uk

Time:  4.30pm – 7.00pm

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Date:    22nd May 2012

Venue:  Bradley Park Golf Club, Huddersfield  www.bradleyparkgolf.co.uk

Time:  4.30pm – 7.00pm

 Please register your interest in the form below and we look forward to meeting you.

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Cheshire, Crewe, Macclesfield

Calderdale

Huddersfield

Bradford

Wakefield

Please contact us if you have ever considered becoming a Foster Carer and find out how we can help you.

 Please visit the link www.justgiving.com/HannahsAppeal to find out how you can help to give me a better future.

I have a very rare condition called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, which has serious physical and developmental implications (this is a very complex condition that you can find out more about by visiting the link).

I appreciate your interest and any help you are able to give.

Love from Hannah xxx 

The Children Act 1989 Volume 2 Statutory Guidance on Care Planning, Placement and Case Review, which came into force on 1 April 2011 (England) requires local authorities to ensure that the placement plan which sets out the arrangements for the child to live with and be cared for by the Foster Carers, specifies any arrangements for the further delegation from the local authority to the Foster Carer.  The placement plan should help the Foster Carer understand what decisions they can make.  Where there are issues that a foster carer believes it would be in the child’s interests for them to decide and these are not covered in the placemenet plan, then the foster carer should discuss this with the child’s social worker during the statutory visits.

What does this mean for Foster Carers?

• The care planning process provides for authority for certain decisions concerning the child to be delegated to foster carers through the Placement Plan.
• It must involve the birth parents and/or others with parental responsibility
• Supports more effective day to day parenting and reduces disagreements about who can give permission for things such as overnight stays, school trips and holidays.
• Provides a more normal family environment for children
• Recognises the importance of foster carers and their relationship with the child.

What does this mean for Looked After Children and Young People?

• Clarity about who can give permission for school trips, sleepovers and other day to day decisions affecting the child’s life.
• Clarity that individuals do not have to be approved as Foster Carers if child stays for weekend/holiday, eg foster carers mum
• Clarity that Foster Carer can give permission for the child to join in activities such as horse riding, swimming, etc
• A more normal life!

Are there some situations where authority cannot be delegated?

There are a number of situations in which consent of those with parental responsibility for the child is essential and therefore cannot be delegated to another person.  For example, consent to removal from the jurisdiction (UK) must be given by all th epeople with parental responsibility unless the child is in the care of the lcoal authority (under a Care Order, Interim Care Order or Emergency Protection Order), in which case it can be specifically authorised by the local authority for up to one month.

This means that a Passport, for example, must still be applied for by the local authority.

Further information on Care Planning and Delegated Authority can be found at:

www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/families/childrenincare/fostercare/b0071246/infoforcarers/da

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28th January (Sat) – Getting started for newly approved Foster Carers

14th February (Tues) – Safeguarding

21st February (Tues) – Record Keeping

6th March (Tues) – Medication

24th March (Sat) – Attachment and Loss

To book places – please contact Tammy at our Head Office