4.2.4 Obtaining the Agreement of a Foster Carer to Care for a Looked After Child |
When a Child or Young Person is Accommodated the Foster Carer with whom the child/young person is placed must sign an agreement to take care of them.
The Agreement Form is found in the Accommodate a Child Episode and is entitled:
CLA: Agreements and Consent for Medical Treatment
The same form is used to obtain the following:
- The adult with Parental Responsibility’s consent to/request for the Child/Young Person to be accommodated (or the young person themselves if they are 16 can consent to/request to be accommodated)
- The adult with Parental Responsibility’s consent to Routine and Emergency Medical Treatment for the Child/Young Person,
- The Residential Worker’s agreement to Look After the Child/Young Person
- The Friend or Relative’s agreement to Look After the Child/Young Person
It will be necessary to print off the consent and agreements form and then scan and upload it onto the episode once it has been signed.
It is not necessary for each signatory to sign the same document if that is not convenient. Just print off those sections that are relevant and scan and upload as many signed version as is necessary.
See Framework HOW 2 Guides on the Wandsworth Intranet if you are unsure how to access episodes or documents or talk to your Team Manager or Team Administrator
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