Looked After Children Clause Samples
The 'Looked After Children' clause defines the responsibilities and obligations regarding children who are under the care of a local authority or similar body. This clause typically outlines the standards of care, reporting requirements, and safeguarding measures that must be followed when providing services to or interacting with these children. For example, it may require service providers to notify authorities of any concerns or to ensure that staff are properly trained in child protection. Its core practical function is to ensure the safety and well-being of looked after children by setting clear expectations and procedures for their care and oversight.
Looked After Children. A child who is looked after is one for whom the local authority is providing accommodation away from home, who is subject to a supervision requirement from a Children’s Hearing or who is the subject of a permanence order or permanence order proceedings.
Looked After Children. The support and progression of Looked After Children is a key widening participation priority. Children from care backgrounds are encouraged to identify any particular support needs prior to entry and are also automatically eligible for support through our PARTNERS Programme. They automatically qualify for financial support. Newcastle University is accredited by the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust on the basis of its support for Looked After Children.
Looked After Children. The support and progression of Looked After Children is a key widening participation priority. Children from care backgrounds are encouraged to identify any particular support needs prior to entry and are also automatically eligible for support through our PARTNERS Programme. They automatically qualify for financial support. We have recently been accredited by the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust.
Looked After Children. A child who is looked after is one for whom the local authority is providing accommodation away from home, who is subject to a supervision requirement from a Children’s Hearing or who is the subject of a permanence order or permanence order proceedings.
5.1.9 There has been a slight increase in the total number of looked after children aged 0-5 over the last four years. In the last quarter of 2012/13 there were 111 looked after children, compared to 106 in the last quarter of 2009/10. The living arrangements for looked after children over this period are shown on figure 9 below. 140 120 100 At home 80 60 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care Kinship 20 Prospectiv e adopters Total 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2012/13 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2011/12 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2010/11 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2009/10 Figure 9: The number and living arrangements of looked after children in Highland aged 0-5 years from 2009/10 to 2012/13
5.1.10 Over the period the greatest reduction has been in the number of children looked after at home with a corresponding increase in the number of children in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care and kinship care. This demonstrates improvement in early intervention over the period and illustrates the need to continue to monitor performance and the impact of policies and procedures designed to improve outcomes for this vulnerable cohort of children in Highland.
Looked After Children. Effectively implement the recently developed strategy for Looked After Children Ensure that children looked after have access to resources to support their physical, emotional and social health and well-being. Improve the educational attainment and achievement of children looked after by the Council Support young people with their leisure and outside school interests to build their talents and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ self-esteem Implement a Care Placement Strategy which seeks to step down children to their own home wherever possible and safe to do so, ensure placement stability and provide adequate support for young people with additional needs (e.g. risk factors for offending) Step-down children from high cost residential placements to the newly commissioned Herefordshire Intensive Placement Support Service (HIPSS) and the Therapeutic Intensive Support Service (TISS) providing wrap around support to children and young people. Increase the capacity of in-house ▇▇▇▇▇▇ carers and reduce the reliance on the use of independent ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agencies. Promote and market the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ carer strategy to develop greater service capacity Provide dedicated staff to support supervised contacts, assessments and family group conferencing services for children in the care system Improve the quality of staffing within the 16+ team leaving care. Improve the participation of children and young people in their care planning to maximize their independence, choice and control Better identification of and support to children from other Local Authority areas placed in Herefordshire.
Looked After Children. Any child that is Looked After or previously Looked After is required to be admitted to the Academy. This gives such children overall priority for admission to the named school. In the case of previously looked after children, admission authorities may request a copy of the adoption order, residence order or special guardianship order and a letter from the local authority that last looked after the child confirming that he or she was looked after immediately prior to that order being made.