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282 Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement Providers
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289 This chapter addresses the action to be taken on receipt of a notification from another local
authority that a Looked After child has been placed at an address in this authority.
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295 Introduction
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296 <li>
296 <a href="#proc">
296 Procedure on Receipt of Notifications in Relation to a Looked After Child
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298 1. Introduction
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299 <p>
299 Where a Looked After child is placed by a local authority in the area of another local authority,
notification must be made by the placing authority to the local authority's Children's Social Care
Services where the child's placement is located.
299 </p>
300 <p>
300 The Education Service and the relevant Health Trust for the area in which the Looked After child
is placed must also be notified.
300 </p>
301 <p>
301 The notification will include the address where the child is placed.
301 </p>
302 <p>
302 The Local Authority where the child is placed must maintain a register of Looked After children
for whom it is responsible and all looked after children placed in its area, including those
children who are the responsibility of another local authority.
302 </p>
303 <p>
303 Under the Children's Homes and Looked after Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England)
Regulations 2013, the Manager of a children's home must notify without delay the area local
authority (if different from the placing authority) of the admission to/discharge from the Home of
any child.
303 </p>
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304 The notification must state:
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305 <ul>
306 <li>
306 The child's name and date of birth;
306 </li>
307 <li>
307 Whether the child is Accommodated under Section 20 or subject to a Care Order or Supervision
Order;
307 </li>
308 <li>
308 The contact details for:
309 <ul>
310 <li>
310 The child's placing authority; and
310 </li>
311 <li>
311 The child's Independent Reviewing Officer;
311 </li>
312 </ul>
313 </li>
314 <li>
314 Whether the child has an Education, Health and Care Plan, if so, details of the local authority
which maintains the Plan.
314 </li>
315 </ul>
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316 1.1 The Register of Looked After Children
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317 The Register should include the following information in relation to each child:
317 </p>
318 <ul>
319 <li>
319 The name, gender and date of birth of the child;
319 </li>
320 <li>
320 The name and address of the person with whom the child is placed and, if different, the name and
address of the child's parents and all those with Parental Responsibility;
320 </li>
321 <li>
321 The name of the placing authority;
321 </li>
322 <li>
322 Whether the child has a Child Protection Plan;
322 </li>
323 <li>
323 Whether the child is disabled;
323 </li>
324 <li>
324 The date on which the placement was made and the date when it terminated including the reason
for the termination;
324 </li>
325 <li>
325 The child's legal status;
325 </li>
326 <li>
326 Where arrangements have been made by the host local Children's Social Care Services to undertake
the duties of the placing local authority; what those arrangements are and the name of the
person within the placing authority with whom they were agreed.
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328 <h3 id="proc">
328 2. Procedure on Receipt of Notifications in Relation to a Looked After Child
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329 <h4>
329 2.1 Responsibilities of the Children's Social Care teams
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330 <p>
330 Any notification received from another local authority that a Looked After child has been placed
in the authority should be passed to the Designated Manager (Notifications).
330 </p>
331 <p>
331 The Designated Manager (Notifications) will ensure, through communication with the placing local
authority where necessary, that the information required in
331 <a href="#register">
331 Section 1.1, The Register
331 </a>
331 , is provided and recorded.
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332 <p>
332 The Designated Manager will also arrange for a check to be carried out of the address on the data
management system (e.g. ICS) to establish whether there is any information recorded in relation to
the address. If so, this information must be communicated to the allocated social worker in the
local authority with responsibility for the child.
332 </p>
333 <p>
333 Where the placing local authority requests that the authority carry out certain functions in
relation to the child on its behalf e.g. supervision of the placement, the Referral and Assessment
Team Manager will arrange for this request to be discussed at a formal planning meeting involving
representatives of the placing local authority. The Referral and Assessment Team will take
responsibility for chairing the meeting.
333 </p>
334 <p>
334 In these circumstances, the authority may agree to undertake the following:
334 </p>
335 <ul>
336 <li>
336 Supervise the placement in order to be satisfied that the welfare of the child continues to be
suitably provided for; and/or
336 </li>
337 <li>
337 Visit the placement on a regular basis.
337 </li>
338 </ul>
339 <p>
339 It would never be appropriate for the authority to agree to a request to supervise a child placed
in secure accommodation and/or subject to Section 53 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
339 </p>
340 <p>
340 Where it is agreed at a planning meeting that the authority will undertake supervision of a
placement on behalf of a placing authority, a social worker will be allocated. The placing local
authority should be requested to provide sufficient information about the child and the placement
to enable the social worker to supervise the placement competently, including the following:
340 </p>
341 <ul>
342 <li>
342 Care Plan;
342 </li>
343 <li>
343 Placement Information Record;
343 </li>
344 <li>
344 The most recent Review of Arrangements Form.
344 </li>
345 </ul>
346 <p>
346 The agreement to supervise the placement should be detailed in writing and signed by Designated
Manager (Notifications) and a relevant Senior Manager in from the Placing Authority. It should
include an expectation that the allocated social worker in the authority will be invited to
contribute to the child's Looked After Review.
346 </p>
347 <p>
347 Where a significant incident arises in the placement whilst the child is placed, the authority
where the child is placed will be expected to respond to the presenting needs. However, except in
an absolute emergency (e.g. where it is not possible to contact the child's social worker or their
Team Manager, or if out of hours the placing local authority's Emergency Duty Team), the authority
should not take any significant action or remove the child, without consultation with placing
local authority.
347 </p>
348 <p>
348 The authority should never take action on the basis of the placing authority's verbal authority,
but must be certain that required actions are as a result of a written request.
348 </p>
349 <p>
349 At all times case management responsibility remains with the placing authority.
349 </p>
350 <p>
350 In the event that the authority where the child is placed has to have an involvement in an
emergency situation where the child is at risk of Significant Harm and the placing authority
cannot be contacted, any action should be on the basis of the requirements of Safeguarding
Children Procedures.
350 </p>
351 <h4>
351 2.2 Maintaining the Register
351 </h4>
352 <p>
352 The Designated Manager (Notifications) is responsible for maintaining the register of Looked After
children (see
352 <a href="#intro">
352 Section 1, Introduction
352 </a>
352 ).
352 </p>
353 <p>
353 This register must include:
353 </p>
354 <ul>
355 <li>
355 Children looked after by the authority;
355 </li>
356 <li>
356 Children looked after by another local authority but placed within the authority, where there
has been agreement that the authority will carry out some of the responsibilities of the placing
local authority;
356 </li>
357 <li>
357 Children looked after by another local authority but placed within the authority, where the
placing local authority continues to carry out all the functions in relation to the child.
357 </li>
358 </ul>
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359 The Designated Manager (Notifications) will ensure that the following teams /agencies are
notified:
359 </p>
360 <ul>
361 <li>
361 The Health Service;
361 </li>
362 <li>
362 The Education Welfare Service;
362 </li>
363 <li>
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