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8 What Decisions can I Make? | Haringey Foster Carer Handbook
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48 <h1>
48 What Decisions can I Make?
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50 <p style="font-weight:500; font-size: 140%;">
50 Standards & Regulations
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51 <p>
51 Training, Support and Development Standards for Foster Care:
51 </p>
52 <ul>
53 <li>
53 <a href="files/foster_care_tsd_standards_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">
53 Standard 2 - Understand your role as a foster carer
53 </a>
53 .
53 </li>
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54 <a href="files/foster_care_tsd_standards_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">
54 Standard 3 - Understand health and safety, and healthy care
54 </a>
54 .
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55 </ul>
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57 <p>
57 <br />
58 Many foster carers and children who are looked after face obstacles to everyday activities, like
going for haircuts, school trips and sleepovers, which can make children’s lives more difficult.
58 </p>
59 <p>
59 Delegated authority is the term used when the responsibility for making day to day decisions about
a child/young person is passed to you.
59 </p>
60 <p>
60 An officer of the local authority such as a social worker can pass the delegated authorities onto
you if they have an
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60 Emergency Protection Order
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60 or a
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60 Care Order
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60 . If they don’t have an order the only person that can pass the delegated authorities on is the
person with
60 <a href="http://trixresources.proceduresonline.com/nat_key/keywords/parental_respons.html"
target="_blank">
60 Parental Responsibility
60 </a>
60 which is usually the parent.
60 </p>
61 <p>
61 It is the social workers responsibility to work with parents sensitively to make sure you are well
prepared and clear about what decisions you can make. The Placement Planning meeting which is held
when a child is placed with you should clearly state what decisions you can make about everyday
life.
61 </p>
62 <p>
62 This includes things like when a child wants to stay with a friend; use of social media and
decisions around education. You can make a decision as any good parent would about whether this is
safe and appropriate. All decisions to delegate authority should be recorded in the
62 <a href="http://trixresources.proceduresonline.com/nat_key/keywords/placement_plan.html"
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62 Placement Plan
62 </a>
62 .
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63 <p>
63 How this can help:
63 </p>
64 <ul>
65 <li>
65 Reduces delays in decisions being made.
65 </li>
66 <li>
66 Reduces the emotional stress delays can cause to the child/young person.
66 </li>
67 <li>
67 Reduces the stress for you and your family.
67 </li>
68 <li>
68 Acknowledges you as a professional and part of a team working with the child.
68 </li>
69 <li>
69 Normalises the child/young person’s experience of being in foster care.
69 </li>
70 <li>
70 Better use of resources and people’s time.
70 </li>
71 </ul>
72 <p>
72 The law says that the person who has care of the child (you) can do what is reasonable in all
circumstances for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the child’s welfare. This means in an
emergency if no agreement has been made about what to do, you should do what is reasonable.
72 </p>
73 <p>
73 If the young person is 16 there are some things that they can give consent to in their own right.
Young people aged 16/17 are generally able to give their own consent to medical treatment. Younger
children may be able to consent if they are of sufficient age and understanding. This will be for
the medical professional to decide, depending on the individual circumstances. They can also
consent to their own
73 <a href="http://trixresources.proceduresonline.com/nat_key/keywords/care_plan.html"
target="_blank">
73 Care Plan
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73 if there is no court order.
73 </p>
74 <p>
74 Delegated authorities should be consistently monitored in case there is a need for change and
discussed at the child’s review or with the child’s social worker if the decision needs to be
taken quickly.
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87 Subsections
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89 Home
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90 About Us
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91 Being a Foster Carer
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92 Safeguarding Everyone in our Household
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93 The Placement
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94 Caring for Children
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95 Want to become a Foster Carer
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96 London Child Protection Procedures
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97 Haringey Children's Services Fostering Procedures
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98 Family and Friends Carers Policy
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99 Useful Resources
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101 Forms and Records
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102 Training & Support
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