Signing off your plan

To be able to sign off your support plan, it has to meet certain criteria. Your Care Manager will need to consider the following points before they are able to sign it off. A copy of the form your Care Manager will use is on the next page.

• Does your support plan answer all of the 7 questions?
• Does it consider all aspects of your life?
• Does the plan have all the costs recorded correctly?
• Is it legal?
• Does it meet the stated outcomes?
• Does it involve gambling?
• Will you develop as a result of the plan?
• Is it detailed enough?
• Have things important to you as well as for you been included?
• Is it clear who will manage the money and who will be involved in this?
• What is your contingency plan and is it suitable?
• Is there evidence that the plan is focused around you and been led by you or had your maximum input?
• What are the risks to you/to others/from others? How likely are these to occur? Can something be done to minimise the risk? Does a referral need to be made to the Risk Enablement Panel?
• Is it within budget?
• Have you considered dignity, rights, choice, independence, etc?
• Does your Care Manager have any concerns about it?

Risk Enablement Panel

The plan is then taken to a panel to make sure you are planning to use the money responsibly and that possible risks have been considered.

Care Manager’s checklist

Name of the person ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Name of the person responsible for the plan ………………………………….…………………………….

Name of the Care Manager signing off the plan……………………………………………………………..