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Order (current Foster Carer)A6 Placed for Adoption With PlacementOrder (not current Foster Carer)F1 Foster Placement in Local Authority- Relative / FriendF2 Placement in Local Authority -Foster Carer by Local AuthorityF3 Placement in Local Authority -Foster Carer AgencyF4 Foster Placement outside LocalAuthority - Relative / FriendF5 Placement outside Local Authority -Foster Carer by Local AuthorityF6 Placement outside Local Authority -Foster Carer AgencyH2 Secure Unit outside Local AuthorityboundaryH3 Children’s Homes located insideLocal Authority boundaryH4 Children’s Homes located outsideLocal Authority boundaryH5 Residence Accommodation notsubject to Children's HomesRegulations.P1 Placed with parents or other withParental ResponsibilityP2Q1R1R5S1Independent living(flat/lodgings/friends/B&B)Foster Placement with Relative orFriendResidential Care HomeYoung Offender Institute or PrisonAll Residential Schools, exceptwhere Dual-Registered as a Schooland Children’s Homelocal authority to place a child for adoption wherethere is no parental consent, or where parentalconsent is no longer appropriate. Placement byconsent is the free unconditional agreement of theparent or guardian of a child to that child'sadoption. The consent can be withdrawn at anytime up and until an adoption order is made.Please see E1 below for a full description ofPlacement Orders.See A5/E1 for description of Placement Order.A Foster carer living in Rotherham who is a friendor family member of the childA Foster carer living in Rotherham who isapproved by Rotherham MBCA Foster carer living in Rotherham who isapproved by an Independent Fostering AgencyA Foster carer living outside Rotherham who is afriend or family member of the childA Foster carer living outside Rotherham who isapproved by Rotherham MBCA Foster carer living outside Rotherham who isapproved by Rotherham MBCSecure UnitCurrently all Children’s Homes within Rotherhamare Rotherham MBC homesCurrently these are all Agency HomesSome Post 16 accommodation is not subject toregulationChildren on a care oder may be placed withparents but placements must be visited andreviewed. Children must also have PEP’s andHealth assessmentsPost 16Key Legal TermsRef Legal Status ExplanationC1 Interim care order (ICO) Under Section 38 of the Children Act 1989 thecourt has the power to make interim care andsupervision orders. An interim care order placesthe child in the care of the local authority on aninterim basis whilst the family is assessed anduntil the court can make a final decision. Theinterim care order has the same effect as a finalcare order in giving the local authority parentalresponsibility. The first time an interim care order
is made it can last for 8 weeks and it can berenewed after that for up to 28 days at a time. Inpractice, the court renews the interim care orderwithout a hearing so long as nothing significanthas changed since the last time the order wasmade and that all parties consent to the orderbeing renewed. A parent cannot expect the courtto hold a hearing every time the interim order isrenewed but can ask the court to consider thecase again if something has changed or whensome particularly important evidence comes in. Intheory the court should make a final decision inevery care case within 40 weeks of the localauthority’s application but in practice it can take ayear or sometimes more.C2 Full care order (CO) A care order is a court order that places a childunder the care of a local authority. The localauthority then shares parental responsibility forthe child with the parents, and will make most ofthe important decisions about the child'supringing, such as where they live and how theyare educated.D1Freed for adoption (freeing ordergranted)When a child's parents or guardians haverelinquished their parental rights or have had themterminated in a court of law. Once this hasoccurred a child is then "legally free" to beadopted by another person or family member.This order is no loner used and has been replacedby a Placement order.E1 Placement Order Granted Placement Order: This is an order authorising alocal authority to place a child for adoption wherethere is no parental consent, or where parentalconsent is no longer appropriate (parental consentis said to be “dispensed with.” Placement byconsent is the free unconditional agreement of theparent or guardian of a child to that child'sadoption. The consent can be withdrawn at anytime up and until an adoption order is made.The consent must be given on a special form andwitnessed by an officer from CAFCASS, (TheChildren and Family Courts Advisory and SupportServices).In the case of a mother who has just given birthher consent will not be valid if given in the first sixweeks of the birth. If a child under six weeks isplaced with an adoption agency they will have tolook after the child until it is six weeks old andthen ask for parental consent or apply for aplacement order.The consent of a parent or guardian may not benecessary if:1. The parent or guardian cannot not be found orthey are incapable of giving their agreement, e.g.because they are mentally ill.2. The court is satisfied that the welfare of thechild requires that consent be dispensed with. Thewelfare of the child outweighs the rights of the
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