North Devon District Council has not made care experience a protected characteristic.
Care Leaver Local Offer
North Devon District Council has not published a Local Offer for Care Leavers in accordance with Section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017
The Local Offer is available:
on the web: Not available
as a document: Not available
as an app: No
We are unable to confirm whether at North Devon District Council care leavers co-produce the local offer.
The best person to contact regarding the Local Offer is:
Name:
Sarah Bentley, Housing
Email Address:
[email protected]
Telephone:
01271 388357
Council Tax
North Devon District Council has not exempted care leavers from Council Tax
Housing
Care leavers do not receive priority for social housing
North Devon District Council in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property
Details:
The council would pay the RIA/Deposit on an affordable property in the PRS
Employment and Apprenticeships
We are unable to confirm whether North Devon District Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers
We are unable to confirm whether North Devon District Council will pay for work/interview clothes
We are unable to confirm whether North Devon District Council will pay towards travel to work or training
There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at North Devon District Council
We are unable to confirm if there are care leavers working as apprenticeships within North Devon District Council
Additional information about work and training:
The Council does not target ‘care leavers’ as such, our opportunities are open to all and not at targeted groups, therefore if any Care Leavers applied for work experienced it would be considered if appropriate. For a student and as an apprentice, the Council would not know if the individual had been in care.
Participation in Society
Access to corporate parents
We are unable to confirm whether care leavers have the opportunity to meet with their corporate parents (councillors)
We are unable to confirm whether care leavers have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team
Health and Wellbeing
Care leavers do not get free access to leisure facilities as part of the Local Offer
Facts and Figures
We are unable to confirm the number of looked after children in North Devon District Council over the last 10 years
We are unable to confirm the number of care leavers aged 16-24 in North Devon District Council
We are unable to confirm the percentage of care leavers in North Devon District Council who were not in education, training or employment over the last 10 years
Political Control
North Devon District Council is a Liberal Democrats controlled council
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