

Ensure consistent application of the criteria to the needs of all children and young people for whom the Local Authority and Integrated Care Boards (ICB’s) are responsible for.The Multi Agency Resources Panel for Children and Young People is a multi agency panel that considers and makes decisions on cross agency issues & joint/triparte funding applications from practitioners for complex care packages. Within the family or kinship network and is therefore lookedĪfter or, without the necessary resources being available, will A child/young person whose care needs cannot be met from.That their health needs cannot be met by existing resources within Health care needs and for whom Continuing Care assessments identify Severe and long term psychiatric disorder or severe and complex A child/young person who has difficulties consistent with a.Locally, are not meeting their educational needs A child/young person who has an Education, Health and Care Plan for whom additional resources agreed.In relation to the above at least two – and preferably all three of theįollowing descriptors about the young person’s needs should apply: Whose current placement is in imminent danger of breakdown and no viable alternative can be identified in Hillingdon.Children and young people who have been placed in Secure Accommodation and require forward planning.Level is likely to produce better outcomes Where there is reason to believe that resourcing at a higher.Where the usual processes for coordinated multi-agency and community based interventions have been unable to deliver.Who have complex care needs arising from a physical and/or learning disability and.Who have severe, complex and enduring emotional, social and behavioural difficulties or.The population of vulnerable children/young people for whom these multi agency funding arrangements are designed for are those: Criteria for Presentation to the Multi Agency Resources This will run in parallel to the statutory process of reviewing looked after children and decisions about financial arrangements need to be in place before each statutory review.Ģ.

This revised procedure describes how the local authority will evidence best value in decision-making in children’s placements. Whilst decisions about children’s placements will not be led by finance alone, cost and value for money must be significant factors when making decisions about how best to meet the identified and assessed needs of looked after children (LAC) to ensure accountability of public funds. Move from a needs-led approach to one that is focussed on outcomes.Īll financial decision-making within the local authority must represent value for money.
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