Purpose

Pathways to Care Application

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

10th February
2023

Title:

Pathways to Care
– Grant Request: H
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Nicola Curley, Director of
Children’s Service.
 

Details of Specific Cabinet
Delegation
or Delegation contained in the
relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

Sub-Scheme of Delegation
Children and Young People’s Service 2021
 
The Strategic Director of
Children and Young People’s Services is authorised in
accordance with the Officer Delegation Scheme to carry out
functions on behalf of Council and the Executive. This includes the
delegated decision making for Pathway to Care Grant
Applications
 
 

Decision:

The Pathway to Care Grant
Request was approved.

Reasons for the
Decision:

To provide funding to in order
to support the home extension and adaptation of the property, to
meet the needs of the child(ren) placed in their care.
 

The home extension has allowed the child(ren) to
be 

discharged from care by enabling them to permanently
live

with people within the family and friends’
network of the child

who would offer care to that child to either prevent
the child

from becoming looked after or to support a child
ceasing to

be looked after but for the lack of available
bedroom space.
 

Details of alternative
options considered and rejected:

N/A

Conflicts of interest
declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker
which relates to the decision:

No conflict of interest.

Dispensations
Granted:
(If any)

N/A

Reports or parts of
reports considered

Pathways to Care Report –
DLT Business Case Completed by the Head of Service CYPS
 
 

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to
agree release the identified funds from the pathways to care budget to support
the family having capacity to care for the child until
adulthood.
 
Signed by the Decision Maker  

 
 
 
Dated: 3rd February 2025
 
Name:          Nicola
Curley                             
Job
Title:    DCS