Norwich City Council has not made care experience a protected characteristic.
Care Leaver Local Offer
Norwich City 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
At Norwich City Council care leavers do not co-produce the local offer.
The best person to contact regarding the Local Offer is:
Name:
Housing option team
Email Address:
[email protected]
Telephone:
0344 980 3333
Council Tax
Norwich City Council has exempted care leavers from Council Tax
Council tax is exempted up to the age of: 25
Norwich City Council includes care leavers from other areas in their council tax exemption policy
To apply care leavers need to:
Identify themselves to us and we will verify their status with the local authority they were looked after by.
Housing
Care leavers receive priority for social housing
Priority is offered up to the age of: Dependent on the circumstances
Banding priority is: Dependent on the circumstances
Additional information / how to qualify:
As per our allocations policy, available at www.norwich.gov.uk
Norwich City Council in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property
Details:
We have a homelessness prevention fund.
Employment and Apprenticeships
Norwich City Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers
Number of places per year: No specific number set but had identified work areas. This is due to be refreshed.
We are unable to confirm whether Norwich City Council will pay for work/interview clothes
We are unable to confirm whether Norwich City Council will pay towards travel to work or training
There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Norwich City Council
We are unable to confirm if there are care leavers working as apprenticeships within Norwich City Council
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
Additional details:
NO Norfolk County Council will be the authority to contact regarding this element.
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 Norwich City Council over the last 10 years
We are unable to confirm the number of care leavers aged 16-24 in Norwich City Council
We are unable to confirm the percentage of care leavers in Norwich City Council who were not in education, training or employment over the last 10 years
Political Control
Norwich City Council is a Labour controlled council
If you think this information needs updating then please get in touch