Appendix 2 Delegated Authority: Kent County Council Standard Agreement for all Children in Care _____________________________________________________________________ This is Kent County Council’s standard agreement for Delegated Authority for all children in their care. Consideration needs to be given to the individual needs of the child/young person including their legal status and outlined in the Placement Planning Meeting. Reasons not to delegate must be noted and kept under review. Name of Child …………………………………………………….. Name of Carer(s) …………………………………………………….. The chart below indicates who can be delegated authority. N.B. Key worker is delegated authority to residential provider HEALTH Foster Carer/ Social Team Service Assistant Key Worker Worker Manager Manager Director or Head of Service Routine health and Yes development checks e.g. dentist/opticians GP, HV. Consent to urgent medical Yes treatment Consent to routine Yes immunisations Consent to specific Yes immunisations e.g. Swine Flu, HPV Consent to planned Yes operation/ongoing treatment that require general Anaesthetic including dental treatment Decision in relation to Yes involvement in counselling or Therapeutic Intervention including educational psychologist assessments
Appendix 2 Delegated Authority: Kent County Council Standard Agreement for all Children in Care _____________________________________________________________________ This is Kent County Council’s standard agreement for Delegated Authority for all children in their care. Consideration needs to be given to the individual needs of the child/young person including their legal status and outlined in the Placement Planning Meeting. Reasons not to delegate must be noted and kept under review. Name of Child …………………………………………………….. Name of Carer(s) …………………………………………………….. The chart below indicates who can be delegated authority. N.B. Key worker is delegated authority to residential provider HEALTH Foster Carer/ Key Worker Social Worker Team Manager Service Manager Assistant Director or Head of Service Routine health and development checks e.g. dentist/opticians GP, HV. Yes Consent to urgent medical treatment Yes Consent to routine immunisations Yes Consent to specific immunisations e.g. Swine Flu, HPV Yes Consent to planned operation/ongoing treatment that require general Anaesthetic including dental treatment Yes Decision in relation to involvement in counselling or Therapeutic Intervention including educational psychologist assessments Yes
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