Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers
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This chapter was updated throughout in June 2024.
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
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| 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). |
Formally delegated to: Head of Social work services and practice improvement (Victoria Sattler) Director of Children’s Services (Chris McLoughlin) Contact details:3rd Floor Stopford House Stockport SK1 3XE 0161-475-6789 |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The Agency Decision Maker who makes decisions on fostering matters (on the basis of recommendations of the Fostering Panel). |
Formally delegated to: Deputy: 3rd Floor Stopford House Piccadilly Stockport SK1 3XE 0161-474-2719 |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Adoption Panel members. |
Gail Spray Regional Adoption Manager Contact details:Etrop Court, 25 Rowlandsway, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5RG 0161 600 8532 |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Gail Spray Regional Adoption Manager Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise the final Care Plan to be taken before the Court within Care Proceedings. |
Service Leaders (Children’s Social Care) Catherine Fleming Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise the initiating of Care Proceedings. |
Service Leaders Children's Social Care Catherine Fleming Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise the change of name of a Looked After child. |
Rebecca Key Interim Joint Director of Operations – Stockport Family Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
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The manager who can authorise the suspension 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. |
Service Leaders Children’s Social Care Catherine Fleming Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise an application for an emergency Protection Order. |
Service Leaders Children’s Social Care Catherine Fleming Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked After Child outside England and Wales. |
Director of Children’s Services Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise any exemptions from the usual fostering limit for foster carers living in the local authority area. |
Principal Lead (Social Care and Commissioning) (Jeanette Warburton) Deputy: Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise placements of Looked After children with external providers of residential care or foster carers from an independent fostering agency. |
Head of Service, Social care, and commissioning Delegated Deputy: Head of social work services and practice improvement In emergencies and OOH (out of hours) Catherine Fleming Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Fostering Panel members. |
Service Lead Fostering Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can approve a Pathway Plan. |
Leaving Care Team Leader Contact details: |
| Designated Manager (Marriage) | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise the marriage of a Looked After child. |
Director of Children’s social care, Stockport Family Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| Where a Looked After Child from another local authority has been placed in the area, the manager to whom the notification should be sent. |
For attention of Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
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| The manager who can authorise a passport application for a Looked After child. |
Director of Operations Stockport Family Delegated to: Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
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| The manager who can authorise an application for a Placement Order. |
Service Leaders Children’s Social Care Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
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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. |
Director of Children's Services Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise Special Guardianship as the permanence plan for a Looked After child. |
Service Leaders Children’s Social Care Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise the level of special guardianship support to be provided, including financial support to special guardians. |
Service Leaders Children’s Social Care Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise the change of placement affecting a Looked After child in Key Stage 4. |
Director of children’s social care Stockport Family Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can approve placements in residential children’s homes. |
Director of Children’s social care, Stockport Family Delegated Deputy: Children’s Social Care Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked After child outside the area of the local authority. |
Director of Children’s Services Delegated Responsibility to: Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and 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. |
Director of children’s social care, Stockport Family Head of service for Social Care and Commissioning Head of social work services and practice improvement Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Service Leaders Children’s Social Care Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
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Director of Children’s social care Stockport Family Head of service (Social Care and Commissioning) Head of service Contact details: |
| Designated Managers with Specified Area of Responsibility | Post Title and Contact Details |
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Fostering Service Leader Contact details: |
Last Updated: June 26, 2024
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