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Gateshead Children's Services Procedures Manual
Timescales for a Staying Put Arrangement Chart
| Action | Purpose | When | Who (lead) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Commence Needs Assessment | To inform pathway plan | Commence before young person's 16th birthday | Social worker |
| 2. | Arrange Staying Put Meeting | To establish the viability and likelihood of a staying put arrangement occurring. | Within 3 months of young person's 16th birthday | Social worker/Supervising social worker |
| 3. | Confirm potential staying put arrangement | Inform the team manager and fostering manager if a staying put arrangement has been identified. | Following Staying Put meeting | Social worker/Supervising social worker |
| 4. | Needs Assessment | Inform pathway plan | Complete before a young person is 16 years 3 months | Social worker |
| 5. | LAC review | Discuss timescales for the arrangement and monitoring progress | LAC review after young person is aged 16 years 3 months ( and every subsequent LAC review) | IRO |
| 6. | Staying Put meeting | Identify all tasks required to extend the fostering arrangement into a staying put arrangement | Prior to a young person's 17th birthday | Social worker/Supervising social worker |
| 7. | Staying Put meeting | Review progress and ensure any final arrangements and requirements are in place. | When the young person reaches the age of 17 years 6 months | Social worker/Supervising social worker |
| 8. | Staying Put Arrangement meeting | Complete written agreement | Prior to young person's final LAC review. | Social worker/Supervising social worker |
| 9. | Pathway plan review | Review progress of pathway plan | Within 28 days following young person's 18th birthday (and subsequently every 6 months, or earlier) | Personal Adviser (PA) |
| 10. | Ending a staying put arrangement | Arrange planning meeting | Where applicable | PA/Supervising social worker |
Last Updated: December 19, 2023
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