Tower Hamlets has made care experience a protected characteristic.
Care Leaver Local Offer
Tower Hamlets has 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: Yes - view Local Offer here
as a document: Download Ofsted Children's Services Inspection Download Children's Services Focussed Visit Download Care Leaver Local Offer 2022-23
as an app: Yes - Know Now
At Tower Hamlets care leavers co-produce the local offer.
Details:
None provided.
The best person to contact regarding the Local Offer is:
Name:
Benjamin Yeboah
Email Address:
[email protected]
Telephone:
02073641080
The Director responsible for Children's Services is:
Name:
Mr James Thomas
Email Address:
[email protected]
Council Tax
Tower Hamlets has exempted care leavers from Council Tax
Council tax is exempted up to the age of: 25
Tower Hamlets does not include care leavers from other areas in their council tax exemption policy
To apply care leavers need to:
No details provided.
Housing
Care leavers receive priority for social housing
Priority is offered up to the age of: 25
We are unable to confirm the banding priority
Additional information / how to qualify:
Care Leavers will have to be former relevant and they will need to evidence their readiness to live independently through differential assessment process, the case is presented at the LA Through Care Housing Panel and decision will be made by the panel members based on evidence provided.
Care leavers do not get to practice independent living with taster flats
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property
Setting up a home
Care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance
Allowance amount: £2200
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with support to pay at least the first year home contents insurance for care leavers
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with support to pay for redecoration costs of a care leavers first flat
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers
Tower Hamlets will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers
Employment and Apprenticeships
Tower Hamlets offers work experience within the council for care leavers
Number of places per year: Unknown
Tower Hamlets will pay for work/interview clothes
Tower Hamlets will pay towards travel to work or training
There are ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Tower Hamlets
Unknown apprenticeship vacancies are ringfenced a year
Care leavers are working as apprenticeships within Tower Hamlets
Number per year: Unknown
Additional information about work and training:
We have a dedicated education, training and employment team, who works in partnership with
internal and external providers to support care leaver to be engaged in ETE activities.
Participation in Society
Tower Hamlets will ensure each young person has ID documents when they leave care
Passport: Yes
Provisional Driving Licence: Yes
Birth Certificate: Yes
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with driving lessons
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with driving theory tests
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with driving tests
Tower Hamlets will not in principle assist with CBT tests
Partners local to Tower Hamlets do not offer support with free travel for care leavers
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:
Not answered
Children in care and care leavers council
We are unable to confirm whether Tower Hamlets has a children in care and care leavers council
Health and Wellbeing
Care leavers do not get free access to leisure facilities as part of the Local Offer
Special Occasions
Tower Hamlets pays towards Christmas and other religious celebrations for care leavers
Details:
No details provided.
Tower Hamlets pays towards birthday celebrations for care leavers
Details:
£30 per birthday
Relationships
Tower Hamlets does not have peer mentors (other care leavers)
Tower Hamlets does not have other mentoring schemes
Access to care files
We are unable to confirm whether young people have to go through the complaints dept to access their care files
We are unable to confirm whether young people who access their care files get emotional support before, during and after disclosure
Details:
Not answered.
Facts and Figures
Number of looked after children since 2014
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 274 | 304 | 333 | 286 | 329 | 307 | 305 | 332 | 301 |
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Number of care leavers by age, year ending 31st March 2021
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Total | 80 | 105 | 98 | 92 | 93 | 99 | 97 | 92 | 63 | 819 |
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Percentage of care leavers going onto NEET since 2014
| 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 39% | 41% | 33% | 29% | 30% | 27% |
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Political Control
Tower Hamlets is a Labour controlled council
Ofsted Ratings
Publication date: 22 July 2019
Overall effectiveness: Good
Experiences and progress of children in care: N/A
Experiences and progress of care leavers: Good
Impact of leaders on social work practice with children and families: Good
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