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8. CO-ORDINATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES
It is possible for the Council's Health, Welfare, Children's and Education
Departments to be actively and concurrently involved with one family. In cases
involving Council tenants with rent arrears, the Town Clerk's and Borough Treasurer's
Departments will also be involved. It is the function of the Co-ordinating Committee
of chief officers to ensure unified action. For this purpose a sub-committee of
officers, under the chairmanship of the Principal Medical Officer (Maternal and Child
Health) meets weekly to allow discussion of management of cases between the
appropriate field workers. Verbal reports are received from the field workers
involved and a decision made as to who will be the key worker for each family. If a
social worker from either the Children's or Welfare Departments is the case worker
the appropriate committee will, if necessary, guarantee the rent during the period of
intensive casework. Successful casework leads to payment of the arrears and
organization of the family's affairs for the future.
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