Interagency plan development process

The Application Panel's role is to review the agency assessment information and to consider the Interagency Management Group's view. The Application Panel either:

1. approves the application including recommendations to be considered during plan development and provides the date the plan should be developed by 
2. defers the application and asks for additional or clarifying information, or
3. declines the application - this occurs rarely and the Interagency Management Group decides whether or not to seek a review.

The services coordinator will work with the interagency team to set 6-8 planning meetings over 6-8 weeks. These meetings are important in order to develop a thorough plan and should be a priority for all team members.

During this time, the services coordinator discusses with the team how to collect information to inform the team planning process. The first things the team needs to do is identify who on the team can support:

• the child/young person to provide their input
• the whanau and caregivers to input to the planning process.

Team members will be asked to complete the practitioner's booklet that provides history and key priority areas from each team member's agency perspective. They also need to ensure all relevant reports and information are available to the team during plan development.

The services coordinator guides the team through its analysis process, using application information, feedback from the booklets and team members' input to meetings.

This is an opportunity for interagency team members to work together, to commit their time so that they can really address the child's underlying needs. It is an opportunity to think and plan differently.

The services coordinator will collate the team's information into the interagency plan, but it is important the team members review the plan before it is sent in to the Plan Approval Panel to check it is complete and will make sense to someone reviewing it from their sector.

Once the interagency plan is submitted to the Plan Approval Panel, the Panel will review the plan and make a decision.