Developing good practice around out-of-area residential placements

Descriptions

The Task & Finish Group for Residential Care under the Ministerial Advisory Group for Improving Outcomes for Looked After Children wishes to appoint a partner to complete a discreet piece of work central to the Work Programme of the Task & Finish Group. The Project is being Managed via the Children’s Commissioning Consortium Cymru (known as 4C’s) who are hosted by Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council.The successful partner will deliver a proposed draft of Good Practice Guidance for operational use by Local Authorities and their partners on out-of-area (residential) placements, including notification processes, consultation processes in the differing scenarios that emerge and effective multi-agency collaboration keeping the child at the centre of the planning discussions.This guidance will include cross-border arrangements with England.The Good Practice Guidance will address planning and review of out of area placements in the three key situations impacting delivery of children and young peoples care & support plans:1. Welsh out of area (within Wales) placements between Local Authorities;2. Welsh Local Authorities involved as Host Authorities;3. Welsh local Authorities placing in England.