This guidance has been published to assist local authorities and their community planning partners in the development and implementation of local ‘Housing Options Protocols for Care Leavers’. Read More
Scottish Care Leavers Covenant. Supporting corporate parents to improve the lives of care leavers
The Scottish Care Leavers Covenant supports Scotland’s corporate parents, carers, practitioners, managers and decision makers in fulfilling their duties to improve the life chances of all of Scotland’s care leavers… Read More
Allowances Report 2019-20 for Scotland
In the summer of 2019, The Fostering Network conducted a survey of all 32 local authorities in Scotland using freedom of information requests in order to get a picture of fostering allowances for local authority foster carers across the country… Read More
NICE guidelines for looked-after children and young people
This guideline covers how organisations, professionals and carers can work together to deliver high quality care, stable placements and nurturing relationships for looked-after children and young people… Read More
Staying put: arrangements for care leavers aged 18 years and above
This guidance sets out the Department for Education, HM Revenue and Customs, and Department for Work and Pensions frameworks that local authorities must be aware of, and take account of, when developing a local ‘staying put’ policy… Read More
Promoting the education of looked-after children: Statutory guidance for local authorities
Statutory guidance for local authorities to support looked-after children’s aspirations to achieve in further and higher education… Read More
Into independence, not out of care: 16 plus care options
Into independence, not out of care: 16 plus care options – Government response to the Committee’s second report of session 2014-15 third special report of session 2014-14… Read More
Care leavers: skill support
This guidance is of use to all personal advisers and care leavers seeking learning resources to gain new skills and open up new opportunities for work… Read More
Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children
This document replaces statutory guidance on ‘Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children’ issued in 2009… Read More
Keep on caring: supporting young people from care to independence
This strategy looks at how to improve services, support and advice for care leavers. It makes recommendations for local and national government, and wider sectors of society… Read More
