Course description
This virtual classroom seminar will address local authority powers and duties in relation to young persons i.e. those age 16 and 17 and the other side of transition into adulthood. It will include the key statutory provisions and how these apply to young people. Case studies and resources will be included and there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
Join expert barrister Sian Davies as she covers a range of topics including the powers and duties to pathway plan and appoint personal advisers, accommodation arrangements for care leavers, and duties to those under and over 18 who are persons from abroad. The powers and duties to meet needs under leaving care provisions of the Children Act 1989 will also be explored, along with transition between children’s services and adult social care.
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Training Course Content
Introduction
This virtual classroom seminar will address local authority powers and duties in relation to young persons i.e. those age 16 and 17 and the other side of transition into adulthood.
It will include the key statutory provisions and how these apply to young people.
Case studies and resources will be included and there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.
What You Will Learn
This live and interactive session will cover the following:
- Powers and duties to pathway plan, appoint personal advisers
- Accommodation arrangements for care leavers (including housing assistance under the Housing Act 1996, shared lives and saying put arrangements)
- Duties to those under and over 18 who are persons from abroad: how should status be resolved, by whom and when, and what is the impact in terms of support
- Powers and duties to meet needs under leaving care provisions of the Children Act 1989
- Transition between children’s services and adult social care including care and support assessments under the Care Act 2014
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