February 2013 - BASW Response to DfE Consultation: Changes to the Delegation and Inspection Functions for Looked After Children and Care Leavers
Under pilot arrangements, certain local authorities in England can at present delegate certain care functions in relation to both children who are looked after and care leavers. Such delegation is achieved by contract with a provider of social work services, and cannot extend to functions in relation to independent reviewing officers, or to functions as an adoption agency except where the provider is a registered adoption society.
A 'sunset provision' under the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (CYPA) means that local authorities will be unable to discharge their functions in this manner after November 2013.
The Department for Education proposes to commence part 1 of the of the CYPA to allow all local authorities in England to delegate relevant care functions in this manner, preventing disruption in those areas where such arrangements are in place and offering greater flexibility elsewhere.
We also propose to remove the requirement envisaged in the CYPA for providers of social work services to register with and be inspected separately by Ofsted. Instead, Ofsted proposes to include consideration of the experiences of children receiving services under delegated arrangements as part of its new arrangements for inspection of LA services for children looked after and care leavers from April 2013.
Published : 28th February 2013
Publisher : British Association of Social Workers [ More From This Publisher ]
Rights : British Association of Social Workers
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