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13. Statutory guidance timescales
There are prescribed timescales for progressing plans for adoption for children, approving
prospective adopters and placing children for adoption. The table below indicates how
Coventry is meeting these timescales:
Statutory Guidance Targets
PROGRESSING PLANS FOR ADOPTION FOR CHILDREN
Statutory Guidance Measure Baseline Performance
"Children's adoption plans are
presented to Adoption Panel
within 2 months of the review
recommending adoption"
2 months 48 children
50 children
brought to
Panel, 2
children
recommended
for long term
fostering
24 children out of 48
within 2 months (50%)
Note
35 out of 48 within 3 months
46 out of 48 within 6 months
All within 10 months
"National Minimum Standards
(Standard 13) Timescale
between agency decision for
the plan for adoption to the date
of placement – Standard is 12
months"
12 months 48 children
placed with
adopters
27 children placed within 12
months of the decision for
adoption (56%)
"Notification to Birth Parents of
a Plan for Adoption, Linking
with Adopters – orally within 48
hours of Decision and in writing
within a further 5 days (7
days)"
- - LAC Social workers have
responsibility for informing
Birth Parents orally following
the Panel meeting
Decision maker – Adoption
decisions
Decision maker – Matching
decisions
Notification
7 days
from
decision
Notification
7 days
from
decision
Adoption
decisions
50 plans for
adoption
Matching
decisions
50 plans for
adoption
56% adoptions decisions
communicated within 7
working days
61% of matching decisions
communicated within 7
working days
RECRUITMENT
Statutory Guidance Measure Baseline Performance
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