About our local offer

We want to let you know what help and support is available to you.

Adulthood can be a difficult time, where you will face change and have to make decisions about your future. We are here to support you.

As your Corporate Parents we have a duty of care for you and as any reasonable parent, we want to equip you with the skills you need to navigate your adult life.

We have spoken to a number of you about this booklet and you have worked with us to make sure this is right for you!

What the Children and Social Work Act 2017 says about the Care Leaver Offer:

• A local authority in England must publish information about:
  • services which the local authority offers for care leavers as a result of its functions under the Children Act 1989;
  • other services which the local authority offers that may assist care leavers in, or in preparing for adulthood and independent living.

This includes services which may assist care leavers in, or in preparing for adulthood and independent living include services relating to:

• health and wellbeing
• relationships
• education and training
• employment
• accommodation
• participation in society.

Where it considers it appropriate, a local authority in England must publish information about services for care leavers offered by others which the local authority has power to offer as a result of its functions under the Children Act 1989.

Information required to be published by a local authority under this section is to be known as its “local offer for care leavers”.

Last updated: 23/05/2023 13:25