3. Procedure Number Task Responsible Record Timescale officer 1 Emergency, task centred Supervising worker Immediately once placement is agreed placements are recorded 2 Long term placements are matched Team Managers for Minutes of Matching child and carer meeting only in a planned way via a matching meeting All extensions to a carers approval Supervising Social Exemptions certificate Before a placement is made 3 worker/Team Logged on shared drive terms are authorised by a fostering manager Letter to carers manager and the reasons recorded Placements that exceed the usual Carer's supervisor Exemptions certificate Immediately once placement is identified and before 4 worker/Operational Logged on Shared drive placement is agreed fostering limit must be authorised by manager Letter to carers the Operational Manager for Fostering End
3. Procedure Number Task Responsible officer Record Timescale 1 Emergency, task centred placements are recorded Supervising worker Immediately once placement is agreed 2 Long term placements are matched only in a planned way via a matching meeting Team Managers for child and carer Minutes of Matching meeting 3 All extensions to a carers approval terms are authorised by a fostering manager and the reasons recorded Supervising Social worker/Team manager Exemptions certificate Logged on shared drive Letter to carers Before a placement is made 4 Placements that exceed the usual fostering limit must be authorised by the Operational Manager for Fostering Carer's supervisor worker/Operational manager Exemptions certificate Logged on Shared drive Letter to carers Immediately once placement is identified and before placement is agreed End
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