Appendix 6 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOSTER CARE SERVICE (replaced... · 2006. 6. 30. · Item 3 - The...

Item 3 - The Executive (06.12.04)Adoption and Fostering Executive Report Appendix 6

Appendix 6

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

FOSTER CARE SERVICENovember 2004


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Contents

1. Introduction.......................................................................................................... 3

2. Status and Constitution ...................................................................................... 3

3. Management Structure ........................................................................................ 3

4. Services Provided................................................................................................ 4

5. Delegated Authority............................................................................................. 5

6. Lambeth’s General Aims..................................................................................... 5

7. Lambeth’s Quality Standards ............................................................................. 7

8. Support Offered to Carers................................................................................... 9

9. Types of Placement ........................................................................................... 11

10. Numbers, Qualifications and Experience of Staff ........................................ 12

11. Numbers of Foster Carers.............................................................................. 12

12. Numbers of Children Placed.......................................................................... 12

13. Summary of Complaints Procedure .............................................................. 12

14. Numbers of Complaints and Their Outcomes.............................................. 14

15. Recruiting, Approving, Training Supporting and Reviewing Carers.......... 14

16. Training............................................................................................................ 17

17. Feedback ......................................................................................................... 18

18. Structure Chart................................................................................................... 19


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1. Introduction

This statement of purpose is written to inform all stakeholders in the service of ourfunction, structure and processes. It is a requirement under the National MinimumFostering Standard for every fostering provider to have one.Lambeth Fostering Service is based in Hopton House, 243A Streatham High Road,London SW16 6EY. It has been through a period of consolidation over the past year.This has resulted in staff stability and permanent appointments to posts. There is avibrant recruitment and assessment team with a cohesive Task Centered Foster Caresupport team, and a growing Long Term Fostering team.Since February 2002 all task centred foster carers are recruited through the team.When a permanent placement for a specific child is required this is done through theLong Term Team.Lambeth’s Statement of Purpose will be reviewed and updated on a regular basis, atleast annually, and modified if necessary.

2. Status and Constitution

The London Borough of Lambeth holds statutory powers and responsibilities as a localauthority in relation to Fostering Services and looked after children.

3. Management Structure

The Fostering and Adoption Service is located within the Children’s Services Division ofSocial Services headed by Phil Howes. The Fostering Service comes under theresponsibility of Phil Howes, Head of Children’s Division, and is divided into two teamscurrently each with a Practice Manager. The Fostering Team Manager is Helen Pollardand the Long Term Fostering Team Manager is Claudette Coke.The Fostering Team currently consists of 1 Senior Practitioner, 8 Social Workers, 1Family Support Worker and a pool of sessional workers. In addition, an independentReviewing Officer chairs all the annual reviews of Foster Carers in Lambeth.The Long Term Team consists of 2 Senior Practitioners, 5 Social Workers and a FamilySupport Worker. This team includes the new Kinship Team


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In addition there is an Adoption Team, which manages all services pertaining toadoption and family finds for all children who require a permanent placement.Administrative support for the Adoption and Fostering Service consists of threeadministrative assistants, one in each of the teams.The Panel Secretariat are a small team of three administrators who provide alladministrative services to the Adoption / Permanence / Fostering Panels. This team isbased in the Quality Assurance Service.The Brokerage Team, currently based in the Looked After Children Service, is a team ofsocial workers who arrange placements for all children and young people looked after inLambeth. The manager of the brokerage team is Marjorie Stewart.Social Workers for children in foster care are located in teams the Children in NeedService and the Looked After Children Service. In addition, LAC are allocated to theLeaving Care, the Asylum Seekers’, the Children with Disabilities and Positive FamiliesTeams as needs require.Recruitment plans include: a training and a development worker, the recruitment ofcarers from more diverse communities and a publicity officer who is now in post fromJuly 2004.

4. Services Provided

Lambeth Social Services, holds statutory powers and responsibilities in its role as aLocal Authority fostering service provider and with a number of distinct but inter-relatedactivities:

• Thorough assessment on all carers based on their competencies and ability to meetsthe needs of children looked after regardless of race, class, age, marital status,sexual orientation or disability.

• Delivering preparation training groups to prepare potential foster carers for the role ofa foster carer.

• Recruitment, assessment, and support of prospective foster carers - the teamorganizes recruitment campaigns in order to attract prospective foster carers andraise public awareness about the needs of children who are looked after by Lambethand require foster carers.

• Attractive publicity, information and recruitment materials which are translated intolanguages other than English that welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

• The Fostering Teams works to ensure all assessments are carried out in atransparent manner in which strengths, skills and resources of individual applicantsare the primary consideration.

• The Fostering Teams aims to increase the number and choice of foster carersthereby improving placement choice.


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• NVQ support and mentoring of foster carers.

• Advice and telephone duty support to all foster carers.

• Monthly Support groups.

• Annual foster carer awards.

5. Delegated Authority

Delegated responsibility for decision-making in this authority is as follows:

• Service Manager for court proceedings.

• The Head of Children’s Services is the decision maker for Panelrecommendations.

6. Lambeth’s General Aims

6.1. Rights of Children Looked AfterAll looked after children have a right to universal education, health, and communityservices all of which are key to improving their life chances.All staff involved in the support of foster carers will be appropriately trained,supported and supervised.

6.2. Performance Management• To measure how well we perform, Lambeth measures its achievements

against these general aims:

• To offer high quality care in a family setting-for all children and young peoplereferred and to facilitate the return to their own family wherever appropriate.

• To give priority for the needs of the child or young person in determining eachfoster placement, with agencies recruiting and retaining a wide range ofcarers to meet every child’s needs.

• To give respect for and recognition of the importance of the ethnic origin,cultural background, religion and language of children / young people, theirfamilies and foster carers in the planning and provision of each placement.


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• To give consideration for the gender, sexuality and any disability of childrenand young people who are fostered, so that individual needs are met withinevery placement.

• To ensure continuity in the lives of children and young people, so that theiridentity and education can be maintained and developed, physical and mentalwell being promoted, and their full potential achieved.

• To develop a partnership embracing parents and children, carers, theirfamilies and social work staff, who plan and work in the best interests of thechild in foster care.

• To provide continuity and consistency in training, support and information forfoster carers and social work staff, to enable them to meet the needs of eachchild.

• To ensure respect for foster carers, as partners as other professionals in thefostering team.

• To provide assistance to every young person leaving foster care to enablethem to live independently, with additional finance and other support madeavailable to foster carers, enabling them to offer continued care and supportto young people during this transition, and in the critical period after leaving.

6.3. Aims and Objectives of the Fostering Service

Lambeth believes that all children and young people needing substitute care,whatever their physical or mental abilities, should have the opportunity to live in afamily. To achieve this:

• Foster care must be a partnership between the carers, supervising socialworkers and the child or young person’s social worker all working together inthe best interest of the children and young people. Whenever possible thispartnership should extend to children or young people in care and theirparents or interested relatives.

• The cultural, racial and religious identities of children and young people, theirparents and foster carers must be respected in the development of the fostercare service and in the making and support of individual placements.

• Children and young people have the right to continuity in their lives so thattheir identity can be maintained and developed, their physical and mentalwell-being promoted and their full potential achieved.

• The true cost of caring for a foster child or young person must be met andfoster carers given the opportunity to receive payment for their time,experience and skills.

• Foster carers and social workers have a right in preparation for their job and aresponsibility to use training opportunities to develop their knowledge andskills.


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• Carers, social workers, children and young people in care and their parentsmust be able to call upon the placing agency for support.

• The responsibility of the placing agency to the foster carers, the purpose andgoals of each placement and the responsibilities of all parties must be statedin writing.

• Formal decisions relating to individual children and young people in fostercare should be taken in full consultation with them, their parents, and thefoster carers.

• Foster carers, children and young people and their parents should be able tochallenge decisions and plans proposed by the fostering agency and aremade aware of the procedures whereby they can exercise their right ofchallenge.

• Young people leaving care must be offered agency support that recognisesthat all young people continue to need support into adulthood.

7. Lambeth’s Quality Standards

StandardsLambeth acknowledges that some of the standards of practice, taken from theNational Foster Care Standards are not always met on a consistent basis. However,these standards are the ones, which all social workers and foster carers should aimto meet.Lambeth strives to maintain a constructive dialogue with carers who do not currentlymeet standards. We will offer training and support for all carers to assist them indeveloping and maintaining the highest possible standards.

FosteringTo help us achieve fostering aims we have set the following standards policy to helpus judge how well we are achieving our objectives.

7.1. Standard One

The Fostering and Adoption Service (the Fostering Service and the Adoption Agencycombined) provides and maintains a pool of skilled foster carers who areaccountable, enabling the Department to fulfill it’s corporate parenting role in respectof children looked after requiring permanency in Lambeth.


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Criteria

• The Fostering and Adoption Service adopts a range of creative approaches tothe task of finding families to meet the diversity of needs of children lookedafter in Lambeth.

• Carers are carefully trained and prepared for the task of providing permanentparenting through adoption or fostering.

• The Fostering and Adoption Service is responsible for the general support ofcarers. It works in partnership with other teams in the Children’s Divisionresponsible for Looked After Children, in respect of specific placements. Theyshare the responsibility for support of carers in their work with the childrenand young people placed with them.

• Foster carers provide parenting within a framework of quality standards.

• The carers’ approval to work for Lambeth is dependent upon their contractualcommitment to these standards.

• The Fostering and Adoption Service maintains contact with approved carersawaiting placements and carers are invited to relevant training events andsupport groups.

• Prior to and during placements, carers are reviewed on an annual basis.

7.2. Standard Two

We will complete a thorough and realistic assessment of the potential of thefostering applicant and their wider family to provide foster care. The applicant mustbe formally approved by the panel before a child or young person is placed.

Criteria

• All assessments involve and consider all the household members, their ownchildren, support network, those previously fostered or adopted.

• All assessments are carried out by an appropriately qualified social workerwith experience in foster care and family placement work.

• All applicants are assessed as carers according to their ability to provideappropriate care for a child or young person being looked after.

• On approval of each carer, a written agreement is completed and signed bythe carer and the authority setting out the terms and conditions of the carer’sapproval, with roles and obligations clearly stated.


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7.3. Standard Three

We will give a child’s ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious background and identityneeds due weight when identifying a foster placement.

Criteria

• The referrer of the child in need of alternative family placement providesclear, written, detailed and accurate information about the referred child’sbackground and identity needs.

• Where possible, same race placements, matched as fully as possible to thedetail of the child’s identity needs, are provided.

• Where an accurate and complete match is not found, within a timescaleappropriate to the child’s age and developmental stage, the service willnegotiate a revised matching requirement. This will include, ensuring thatcarers are accepting of the child’s ethnicity and can demonstrate how theycan facilitate the child’s religious and spiritual needs.

• Where the placement with friends/family is being considered, the child’sidentity needs are considered in the light of other potential benefits offered bythe placement.

• Where a complete match is unavailable, carers selected for the child seek tomaintain links for her/him with people, communities and local/nationalorganizations reflecting the culture and ethnicity of origin.

8. Support Offered to Carers

The Fostering Team provides support to foster carers through the following:

• Supervision

• Monthly visits and regular telephone contact

• Information and advice regarding childcare issues

• Offers practical assistance, e.g. provision of and loan of equipment

• Regular training sessions

• Professional support

• Advice and guidance


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8.1. Other support

• The team has a Duty and Information Officer. The role is to provide back-upsupport to the carer by way of weekly phone calls dealing with a variety ofqueries and relaying information to the social workers.

• The Emergency Duty Team telephone number (020 79261000) is accessibleto foster carers. The team deals with emergency placements and problemsout of normal working hours.

• All foster carers are given training before and after approval. Participation inthe pre-approval training forms part of the assessment process. Postapproval training is done as a group and is designed to assist carers as theytake and prepare for their first placements. After approval carers will be ableto attend a range of courses that are published in our annual training plan.

• Foster carers are encouraged to register for NVQ Level 3 Caring for Childrenand Young People. Lambeth facilitates its own workshops and provides itsown assessors. This is the 3rd year we have registered foster carers. So far15 have gained the award. There are currently 12 foster carers who areregistered as candidates.

• Support for foster carers and the children looked after by them come from theChild and Adolescent Mental Service, and various health provision resourcesthroughout the borough. The Borough also has a very active Foster CarersAssociation Group (LFCA) who has regular liaison meetings with managers.Lambeth Foster Care Association holds an annual general meeting wherethey elect new members for the organisation.

8.2. Monitoring

Foster carers are monitored throughout the year and are reviewed annually. Thereview process includes obtaining the views and comments of the social workers,foster carers, children and carer’s children.

8.3. Team’s Commitment

The Fostering Team is committed to working in partnership with the community,which consists of a wide range of people from different backgrounds. It aims toprovide a high level of quality care to children looked after by Lambeth.The Fostering Team is responsible for ensuring that foster carers have practical andemotional support, information, advice and training to provide a safe home andnurturing environment for children looked after.The Fostering Team aims to assist all foster carers in fully meeting the NationalMinimum Fostering Standards.


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An important role for the Fostering Team is to work closely with looked after childrensocial workers. When required the team members acts as facilitators between fostercarers and these social workers.

9. Types of Placement

9.1. Short Term Fostering/Task Centered Fostering

Foster carers approved as short term or task-centered foster carers can takechildren and young people, within the age range for which they are approved. Thiscould involve periods of days, weeks, and months or up to two years. Placementsare never initially planned to be long term or permanent. On placement the viabilityof rehabilitation home is assessed by the district social workers and a care plandevised for the child. This is regularly reviewed and involves the child whereappropriate. The plan will be made for some children to return home or move to apermanent placement. Some foster carers look after babies and younger childrenwho are waiting to be placed for adoption.

9.2. Adoption and Long term Fostering (Permanency)

For some children who maintain close and significant relationships with other birthparents or relatives, long term fostering may be a more appropriate placementchoice than adoption. Foster carers can be approved as long-term foster carers forthese reasons.Ideally, children in short term foster placements return home, but if rehabilitation isnot possible, adoption will be considered for children nine years and under. Forolder children, alternative permanency plans will be made. Occasionally, short-termfoster carers ask if they can offer a permanent home to a child, they are lookingafter. In these instances, a full assessment is always undertaken to establish if this isthe best option and plan for the child. If adoption or long-term fostering is consideredto be in the child’s best interest, foster carer’s undergo the same assessmentprocess as prospective adopters and permanent foster carers.

9.3. Relatives and Friends Foster Cares (Kinship Care)

The Fostering Team encourages the placement of children with relatives or peoplewith whom they are familiar to them as an alternative to being looked after bystrangers.In October 2003 the Kinship Care Team was created to meet the needs of relativesand friends wishing to foster children requiring care. A senior practitioner wasappointed and in February 2004, an additional social worker was recruited to carryout assessments and prepare families for panel approval.


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It is planned that when approved, these carers will benefit from all the services andsupport that mainstream foster carers are offered such as support groups andtraining.

9.4. Foster Placement Agreements

A written placement agreement must be completed. Lambeth seeks to ensure thatall children/young people written background information, including a care plan isobtained so that foster families are able to provide the best possible care.

10. Numbers, Qualifications and Experience of StaffAll social workers in the Family Placement Service hold professional qualifications:Dip.SW, CQSW or CSS. Most have at least one year’s post qualifying experience.The Family Placements Service has 10 social workers, 3 senior social workers, 2 teammanagers, an independent reviewing officer, 1 duty and information officer, and 2administrative assistants.

11. Numbers of Foster Carers

In February 2004, the Fostering Service had 94 active foster carers. There are 83 taskcentred carers, and 11 long-term carers.

12. Numbers of Children PlacedIn February 2004 there was 98 children placed with Lambeth foster carers.

13. Summary of Complaints Procedure

Lambeth’s Complaints Procedure is outlined in leaflets which are available from mostCouncil Offices and reception areas. It is also available on the Internet. TheComplaints Procedure specifically for Social Services is outlined belowIf possible, you should talk to the person you usually deal with in Social Services or theirmanager. They may be able to resolve the problem quickly.


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If you are not happy with their response or would prefer not to raise it with them youcan:

• Write to the Complaints Officer by letter or by using the complaints leaflet.

• Telephone the Complaints Officer on 0207 926 4840/4522.

• You may ask another person (a friend, relative etc.) to complain on your behalf orhelp you to make a complaint.

The complaints procedure involves three stages:Stage IComplaints received by the Complaints Officer will be referred to a local manager whowill look into the matter and reply directly to you as soon as possible. If your complaintinvolves the manager or if an attempt has already been made to deal with it then theComplaints Officer will refer the matter to a more senior officer.If you are a child or a young person or are making a complaint on their behalf we wouldstill prefer to address your concerns at Stage I as we believe that this will enable thingsto be done more quickly. However, if you prefer, you may proceed straight to Stage II.Stage IIIf you are not satisfied after Stage I you may then make a formal complaint bycontacting the Complaints Officers. An officer will be appointed to investigate yourcomplaint and will report the findings to an Assistant Director who will write to you.If you are a child or young person or have made the complaint on their behalf thisinvestigation will involve an independent person (someone from outside the Council).The department tries to respond to a complaint at this stage within the required 28 days(we are allowed to take up to 90 days if the complaint relates to an adult).Investigations, however, can take quite a long time and it may not always be possible toprovide a response within the deadline.Stage IIIIf you are not satisfied with the outcome of Stage Two you can appeal to a review panelconsisting of Councillors and an independent person. You and a representative of yourchoice may attend the panel meeting.The panel will meet within 28 days of your request to consider the complaint and willmake recommendations to the Executive Director of Social Services who mill make thefinal decision on behalf of the Council. A copy of the panel's recommendations will besent to you.You will be informed of the Council's decision within 28 days of the panel meeting. TheExecutive Director will consult the independent person before reaching a decision if, asin Stage Two, the complaint involves a child or young person.


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14. Numbers of Complaints and Their Outcomes

Between January 2003 and December 2003, there were four formal complaints.If any member of the public or foster carer is unhappy with any aspect of our service ordecisions then we will seek to resolve it informally through our social workers and theirline management.Advice on making a formal complaint which can in some circumstances, beindependently investigated can be sought from the complaint and representations teamin Social Services. This team can be contacted on 020 79264840.

15. Recruiting, Approving, Training Supporting and ReviewingCarers

Lambeth has developed a foster carer’s handbook, which provides a guide for fostercarers. It informs them about what they can expect from the assessment process, howthey are supported, trained and reviewed.

15.1. Recruitment of Foster CarersSince March 2002, Lambeth has been actively assessing foster carers. There are 20carers currently undergoing assessment.Foster carers are recruited through general advertisement, word of mouth andspecific recruitment for individual children.

15.2. Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers

Initial enquiries come through to the Fostering Team duty service. The enquirerusually has an initial conversation with the duty worker, where they are asked someinitial screening questions including details of their family, their motivation to fosterand their accommodation space. This is recorded on an initial enquiry form, and aninformation pack is sent out to the applicant.The potential foster carer completes an application form, giving further detailedinformation about them and their family and consent for Lambeth to completenecessary checks. Lambeth obtains references from:


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• Police (obtained from the Criminal Records Bureau)

• Department of Health

• Social Services.

• Education

• Probation

• Police references are obtained on all members of the household aged 16years and over and other regular adult visitors.

The applicants are required to have a medical examination completed by their GPand the report is made available to Lambeth’s Medical Adviser for comments aboutthe applicant’s health.The applicants are asked to identify at least two personal referees who will providewritten references and be interviewed as part of the assessment process.After this we follow up with an initial visit to the carer’s home where the prospectivecarer’s application is explored in more detail.Applicants are then invited to a two-day and 1 evening preparation-training group,which involves looking at the key elements of fostering i.e. the role andresponsibilities of a foster carer, child protection, safe caring, managing difficultbehaviour, managing and promoting contact, valuing diversity, health and safety,working with children who have been abused, and legislation pertaining to childrenlooked after.After the group, applicants are allocated a qualified social worker to meet with over athree to four month period, to complete an in-depth assessment report. This meetingwill be held either in their home or the social worker’s office. Lambeth uses theBritish Association for Adoption and Fostering Form F1format as guidance to explore the applicant’s background, experience andknowledge. This information is used to write a report giving an accurate picture ofthe prospective carer and their family.The report also includes, the type of placement that the carer believes they will workbest with, alongside the strengths and limitations of the carer. It is important thatthese are addressed during the assessment process, so that the Fostering Servicecan offer the training and support they need. The social worker makes arecommendation for approval; the Fostering Panel makes a further recommendation,of which has to be approved by the Agency Decision Maker, the Head of Children’sDivision. There is a process for those not approved for written representation to bemade to the panel and the Agency Decision Maker. After approval foster carers areexpected to sign a Foster carers Agreement.All information obtained about prospective carers is held on file. On request some ofthis can be viewed.


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It is planned that all new assessments commencing from January 2004 would bebased on the Competency Model. This framework for assessment will give athorough, clear and consistent approach to all the assessments undertaken.

15.3. Annual ReviewsThe foster placement regulations require that carers be reviewed annually, when thesuitability of the carer to continue to foster is considered. Additional reviews can becalled at any time if there is a change in circumstances or an issue of concern.Lambeth employs an independent reviewing officer who chairs all the annualreviews of foster carers and ensures that the carer continues to provide anappropriate service and possess the skills in line with National Standards. Theindependent reviewing officer writes a report making a recommendation regardingtheir approval, which is seen by the Practice Manager and where appropriate isreferred to the Fostering Panel.The review is usually carried out at the foster carer’s home. It is a two way processin which carers can also express their views about the Fostering Service and SocialServices in general.In the case of a carer’s first Annual Review or when there have been significantchanges or events which have impacted on the foster carer or child, then theFostering Panel will consider the annual review and make recommendationsaccordingly. Whatever the process, foster carers are notified of the outcome inwriting.

15.4. The Fostering Panel

There are currently two fostering panels, which cover the fostering function –Fostering Panel and Permanency Panel. The Fostering Panel considers newapprovals, annual reviews of both short and long term foster carers andterminations. The Permanency Panel considers the approval and match of long-term foster carers with children for whom long term fostering is the permanencyplan. Both panels include people with a wide range of experience and interests. Anindependent chair on both panels gives an objective view to the fostering process.Applicants seeking approval to become foster carers are presented to the FosteringPanel by the assessing social worker. The assessment report would have beenshared with the applicants prior to the panel meeting. It is planned that fromsummer 2004 it will be an expectation that all carers attend panel for their approvaland first review. Once approved by Lambeth, foster carers can only work for thisauthority.The Panel chair makes recommendations to the Head of Children’s Division, who isthe Agency Decision Maker for Lambeth. All decisions are notified to the applicantsin writing and in person.


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15.5. Termination of Approval

If foster carers make the decision to give up fostering for Lambeth, their approval willbe terminated and names removed from Lambeth Register of Foster Carers. Ameeting is held to explore their reasons and if appropriate make other suggestions.If foster carers are considered no longer suitable, either through the review systemor because of an incident that causes serious concerns, the Practice Manager willnotify the carer of the concerns and give written notice of termination. If the fostercarer does not agree with the proposal to terminate their approval, they can presentwritten representations to the fostering service up to 28 days from receipt of theletter. In these situations, the Fostering Panel will consider the matter.If appropriate, the panel will recommend the termination of approval and de-registration of foster carers to the Agency Decision Maker. In some circumstances,the panel may recommend a change in the approval criteria of the foster carer andimpose certain conditions under which continued registration is appropriate.

In all cases, the panel will consider how to safeguard and protect the interest of thechild placed and ensure the placement is appropriate for future children to beplaced.

15.6. Support and Supervision of Foster carers

Foster carers are managed (supported and supervised) by social workers from theFostering teams. The supervising social worker’s role covers a variety of activities:advice and training, the practicalities of equipment and finance, assisting fostercarers in their task appropriately.

16. Training

Training is an integral part of a foster carer development and begins during thepreparation and assessment process. There are many training courses run over aperiod of twelve months. External trainers, social workers and trainers employed byLambeth Social Services, carry out training.

The Fostering team has strong expectations that all carers will attend as much trainingas they can, and supervising social workers address this on their visits.


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The Borough currently offers foster carers the opportunity to do the National VocationalQualification (N.V.Q) Level 3 Caring for Children and Young People. There are 8 fostercareers on the course at the moment, and the indications is that they should allcomplete the qualifications successfully.

17. Feedback

This document will be a useful source of information to Fostering staff, foster carers,prospective foster carer’s children and young people looked after, all providers ofchildren services in Lambeth, and also colleagues from other agencies.

If any stakeholders have any feedback or comments about this document or the role ofLambeth Fostering Service then please contact us on 020 7926 8502 / 5034 for:

Helen PollardPractice ManagerFostering / Recruitment andAssessment Team

Claudette CokePractice ManagerLong Term Fostering andKinship Team

Ruth WiseService ManagerFostering & AdoptionServices

Regional Office for the Commission for Social Care Inspection:CSCI London Region3rd Floor, Finlaison House15-17 Furnival StreetLONDONEC4A 1 AB

Tel: 0208 7979 8051Fax: 020 7979 8010


18. Structure Chart

HEAD OF CHILDREN’S DIVISION Phil Howes

SERVICE MANAGER Ruth Wise

PRACTICE MANAGER Cecile Wills-Eversley

(Adoption Team)

PRACTICE MANAGER Margery Stewart (Brokerage Team)

Adoption Team

Duncan Tulip (SP) Jean Peart (SW) Femi Reid-Barlow (SW) Margaret Charlton (SW) Leanne McIntyre (SW) Yvonne Lynch (FSW) Kala Lawson-Jack (TSA)

Bank Staff Beatrice Weydert Anita Bennett Ray Argent Vivien Kenley Brenda Lloyd David Plant

LTF & Kinship Team Jennifer Dublin (SP) Sonia Atkinson (SP) Hyacinth Barnett (SW) Tara Bhat (SW) Maria Morgan (SW) Alison Witt (SW) Jennifer Noel (SW) Thelma Richards (FSW) Dionne Gregory (TSA)

Bank Staff Dilly Carter Bernadette McCormack

Brokerage Team Yvette McLeod (DBPM)Carole Morrison (BO) Jeanette Harvey (BO) Edwin Nhira (BO) Tracey Worrell (BSO) David Durrant (BSO) Navlin Thomas (BSO) Kathy Flanagan (BAS) Sarvesh Saxena (BFO)

Fostering Team Alganesh Gebremariam (SW) Alice McFarlane (SW) Barry Kilkelly (SW) Thomas Thompson-Quartey (SW) Sadi Atim (SW) Wendy Lockiby (SW) Bonnie Anderson (FSW) Morgana Fulcheri (TSA)

Recruitment and Assessment Team

Yasmin Issacs (SP) Yvonne Koleosho (SW) Angela Elliott (SW)

Bank Staff Carol Turton

PRACTICE MANAGER Helen Pollard

(Fostering Team/Recruitment and Assessment Team)

Support Services Sandra Grocia (AO) Shereena Feilden (SCO) Joan Williams (ILO) Pramita Mesuria (PA) Michelle Oosthuizen (WPO)

PRACTICE MANAGERClaudette Coke

(Long Term Fostering & Kinship Team)

Rosemarie Meredith-Stubbs (RO)

ABBREVIATIONS AO Admin Officer BAS Brokerage Admin Support BFO Brokerage Finance Officer BO Brokerage Officer BSO Brokerage Support Officer DBPM Deputy Brokerage Practice

Manager FSW Family Support Worker ILO Information Liaison Officer PA Personal Assistant RO Reviewing Officer SCO Statutory Compliance Officer SP Senior Practitioner SW Social Worker TSA Team Support Assistant

CLA BUSINESS MANAGER Derek Nicol

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