Appendix 2 Delegated Authority: Kent County Council Standard Agreement for all Children in Care _____________________________________________________________________ This is Kent County Council’s standard agreement for Delegated Authority for all children in their care. Consideration needs to be given to the individual needs of the child/young person including their legal status and outlined in the Placement Planning Meeting. Reasons not to delegate must be noted and kept under review. Name of Child …………………………………………………….. Name of Carer(s) …………………………………………………….. The chart below indicates who can be delegated authority. N.B. Key worker is delegated authority to residential provider HEALTH Foster Carer/ Key Worker Social Worker Team Manager Service Manager Assistant Director or Head of Service Routine health and development checks e.g. dentist/opticians GP, HV. Yes Consent to urgent medical treatment Yes Consent to routine immunisations Yes Consent to specific immunisations e.g. Swine Flu, HPV Yes Consent to planned operation/ongoing treatment that require general Anaesthetic including dental treatment Yes Decision in relation to involvement in counselling or Therapeutic Intervention including educational psychologist assessments Yes
MAINSTREAM EDUCATION Foster Carer/ Key Worker Social Worker Team Manager Service Manager Assistant Director or Head of Service Choice and timing of child attending any type of education Yes Non residential off site activities Yes Educational residential trips of one night Yes (and inform social worker) Educational residential trips of more than one night Yes Liaison with school/attendance at school/college meetings/receipt of reports Yes NURSERY /PRE-SCHOOL Foster Carer/ Key Worker Social Worker Team Manager Service Manager Assistant Director or Head of Service Permission for a child in care to attend any nursery or provision Yes RELIGION Foster Carer/ Key Worker Social Worker Team Manager Service Manager Assistant Director or Head of Service Involvement of child in regular religious activities Yes Baptism or confirmation or child in particular Parent Only HOLIDAYS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Foster Carer/ Key Worker Social Worker Team Manager Service Manager Assistant Director or Head of Service Consent to attendance at recognised children’s social organisations e.g. Scouts, Cadets Yes Consent to attendance at other children’s social clubs Yes One night stay with friend Yes Extended stay with friend Yes Decision to leave child in care of another responsible adult on a regular basis Yes Agreement for child to take part in adventure activities Yes
with the foster family that would require consent Agreement for child to take part in activities that involve risk e.g. rock climbing Yes (with copy of risk assessment for activity ) Application for passport Yes Agreement to take child away from the placement for longer than a weekend Yes Agreement to take child out of the country for no longer than 28 days Yes CONTACT Foster Carer/ Key Worker Social Worker Team Manager Service Manager Assistant Director or Head of Service Decision of contact arrangements with birth family over and above those already agreed as part of the child’s care plan Yes Decision in respect of contact arrangements with previous foster carers Yes OTHER ISSUES Foster Key Worker Social Worker Team Manager Service Manager Assistant Director or Head of Service Haircuts – if agreed by parent at Placement Planning the Foster Carer can arrange Yes Child having a mobile phone Yes Person involved in employment Yes Child image being used in Media e.g. newspaper/TV Yes Child using computer/internet Yes Sex Education Yes Disability Living Allowance Yes Provide details of any areas the standard agreement does not apply. NB: to be read in conjunction with Delegated Authority: Frequently Asked Questions