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Reviews
… panel meeting. Following a recommendation by panel, the
decision
maker at the fostering service will decide on the … carer’s approval. If a foster carer is not happy with the
decision
, they can make ‘representations’ and inform their … Review Mechanism (IRM) to seek a recommendation. The
decision
maker at a fostering service will make the final …
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Day-to-day decision making (delegated authority)
… to the mechanisms and guidance around day-to-day
decision
making (often called delegated authority). However, … following principles should apply in terms of day-to-day
decision
making: Fostered children and young people should, … to make decisions is delegated to foster carers. Any
decision
about delegation of authority must consider the …
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Fostering Panels
… Fostering panels do not have the authority to make a
decision
but provide a recommendation which are then considered by the fostering service’s agency
decision
maker (ADM) for a final
decision
. Foster carers should expect to have the
decision
…
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Covid-19 FAQs by fostering services
… Overarching principles to
decision
-making during the coronavirus pandemic: Services … foster family as well as the children they look after. All
decision
making should be informed by a risk assessment and … the assessment to a fostering panel and reaching a
decision
regarding suitability. You can read more about this …
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Blog entry
Head, Heart, Hands - November 2015
… indoor environment. Next steps – equal participation in
decision
making Social pedagogue Verónica explains how … Capstone Foster Care is looking to the future and sharing
decision
making: At Capstone Foster Care we have recently … is a key aspect of social pedagogy – equality and sharing
decision
making responsibilities. It was sometimes difficult …
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The closed choice
… adults. It’s a clever ploy that allows the child to make a
decision
while complying with what you have asked him or her … Rather than refusing, Tom will find the answer (the
decision
as to where he wants to begin) already on his lips – … you have your shower or after?’ Tom now has to make a
decision
, both of which result in some tidying of his …
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Children's best interest must be at the centre of decision making - not Ministerial opinion
… to be what is in the best interest of that child. And that
decision
should take into account a range of factors about … need is a pre-conceived hierarchy of care imposed on their
decision
making from a distance. Peculiar timing It is … to other forms of permanence and it was a strange
decision
by the Minister to choose to write to local …
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Turning the corner by Cathy Glass
… Monday mornings were a nightmare. Then I made a conscious
decision
to get over it. I stopped feeling angry and focused … on all the good things about the job... It was a conscious
decision
, as letting go of anger often has to be, and once … be unhappy and at some point we need to make a conscious
decision
to let go of anger and move on. You may find you …
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News Story
Consultation on Draft Decision Making Guidance for Foster Carers in Scotland,
… In response to the launch of a consultation on Draft
Decision
Making Guidance for Foster Carers in Scotland, Sara … ‘We are delighted to see the Scottish Government’s draft
decision
making guidance, and thank all those who have worked … the guidance meets their needs and covers all the areas of
decision
making that would help them in their day-to-day …
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Campaign success as minister announces access to free childcare for fostered children
… This will bring to an end to the discriminatory policy
decision
that came into force in September, and we thank the … in the new year as they seek to implement this new
decision
. Thank you to everybody who got involved in our … are not discriminated against and the reversal of this
decision
will ensure that for this particular issue they are …
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Call on Westminster Government to include fostered children in additional 15 hours free childcare
… the Westminster Government to overturn the discriminatory
decision
to exclude all fostered children from accessing the … to review the eligibility criteria and to reverse the
decision
immediately. In the letter the organisations said: … hours of childcare. We urge the Minister to rethink this
decision
immediately.’ The signatories of the letter are: …
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