List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers
Scope of this chapter
NOTE: Consent to life-ending withdrawal of medical support for a child will require an application to the High Court even if all relevant parties are in agreement. Legal advice must be sought as a matter of urgency.
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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).
Post title: Assistant Director, People Services Directorate (Children's Social Care and Safeguarding)
Contact details: andrea.stone@sutton.gov.uk
The Agency Decision Maker who makes decisions on fostering matters (on the basis of recommendations of the Fostering Panel).
Post title: Assistant Director, People Services Directorate (Children's Social Care and Safeguarding)
Contact details: andrea.stone@sutton.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Adoption Panel members.
Post title: Assistant Director, People Services Directorate (Children's Social Care and Safeguarding)
Contact details: andrea.stone@sutton.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: Head of Service – Corporate Parenting
Contact details: Michael.Taylor@sutton.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise the final Care Plan to be taken before the Court within Care Proceedings.
Post title: Any Social Care Head of Service dependent on team
Contact details:
Averil.kathan@sutton.gov.uk
Michael.taylor@sutton.gov.uk
Jackie.mccarthy@sutton.gov.uk
Angela.killalea@sutton.gov.uk
Debbie.owen@sutton.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise the initiating of Care Proceedings.
Post title: Any Social Care Head of Service dependent on team
Contact details:
Averil.kathan@sutton.gov.uk
Michael.taylor@sutton.gov.uk
Jackie.mccarthy@sutton.gov.uk
Angela.killalea@sutton.gov.uk
Debbie.owen@sutton.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise the change of name of a Looked After Child.
Post title: Assistant Director, People Services Directorate (Children's Social Care and Safeguarding)
Contact details: andrea.stone@sutton.gov.uk
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: Assistant Director, People Services Directorate (Children's Social Care and Safeguarding)
Contact details: andrea.stone@sutton.gov.uk
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
Contact details: Jonathan.williams@sutton.gov.uk (and other senior managers on a need-to-know basis)
The manager who can authorise a child becoming Looked After.
Post title: Any Children’s Social Care Head of Service
Contact details:
Averil.kathan@sutton.gov.uk
Michael.taylor@sutton.gov.uk
Jackie.mccarthy@sutton.gov.uk
Angela.killalea@sutton.gov.uk
Debbie.owen@sutton.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise an application for an Emergency Protection Order.
Post title: Any Children’s Social Care Head of Service
Contact details:
Averil.kathan@sutton.gov.uk
Michael.taylor@sutton.gov.uk
Jackie.mccarthy@sutton.gov.uk
Angela.killalea@sutton.gov.uk
Debbie.owen@sutton.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked after child outside England and Wales.
Post title: Assistant Director, People Services Directorate (Children's Social Care and Safeguarding)
Contact details: andrea.stone@sutton.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: Head of Service – Corporate Parenting
Contact details: Michael.Taylor@sutton.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: Head of Service – Corporate Parenting
Contact details: Michael.Taylor@sutton.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise appointments to the Central List of Fostering Panel members
Post title: Assistant Director, People Services Directorate (Children's Social Care and Safeguarding)
Contact details: andrea.stone@sutton.gov.uk
The manager who can approve a Pathway Plan.
Post title: Service Managers
Contact details:
Emily Reynolds
Joanne Mitchell
Richard Sammut
Shelley Leo
Andrea Bryant
Kuhan Valleekathan
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: Children’s First Contact Service (CFCS) Manager
Contact details:
Mike Montrose-Francis
mike.montrose-francis@sutton.gov.uk
Tel: 020 8770 6001
The manager who can authorise a passport application for a Looked After child.
Post title: Heads of Service
Contact details:
Jackie McCarthy
Angela Killalea
Debbie Owen
Averil Kathan
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: Service Managers
Contact details:
Emily Reynolds
Shelley Leo
Andrea Bryant
Kuhan Valeekathan
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: Assistant Director, People Services Directorate (Children's Social Care and Safeguarding)
Contact details:
The manager who can authorise Special Guardianship as the permanence plan for a Looked After child.
Post title: Any Children’s Social Care Head of Service
Contact details:
Averil.kathan@sutton.gov.uk
Michael.taylor@sutton.gov.uk
Jackie.mccarthy@sutton.gov.uk
Angela.killalea@sutton.gov.uk
Debbie.owen@sutton.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise the level of special guardianship support to be provided, including financial support to special guardians.
Post title: Head of Service – Corporate Parenting
Contact details:
The manager who can authorise the change of placement affecting a Looked After child in Key Stage 4.
Post title: Any Children’s Social Care Head of Service
Contact details:
Averil.kathan@sutton.gov.uk
Michael.taylor@sutton.gov.uk
Jackie.mccarthy@sutton.gov.uk
Angela.killalea@sutton.gov.uk
Debbie.owen@sutton.gov.uk
The manager who can authorise the placement of a Looked After child outside the area of the local authority.
Post title: Heads of Service – Corporate Parenting
Contact details:
Michael Taylor
Jackie McCarthy
Debbie Owen
Angela Killalea
Averil Kathan
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: Head of Service – Corporate Parenting
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 Residence Order/Child Arrangements Order specifying with whom the child was to reside immediately before the Care Order.
Post title: Assistant Director, People Services Directorate (Children's Social Care and Safeguarding)
Contact details:
Last Updated: September 29, 2023
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