East Hertfordshire District Council has not made care experience a protected characteristic.
Care Leaver Local Offer
We are unable to confirm if East Hertfordshire District Council 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: Not available
as a document: Not available
as an app: No
At East Hertfordshire District Council care leavers do not co-produce the local offer.
The best person to contact regarding the Local Offer is:
Name:
We do not release details of individual members of staff below head of service level. The majority of services for care leavers are with the county council. Contacts for individual services are published on our website.
Council Tax
East Hertfordshire District Council has not exempted care leavers from Council Tax
Housing
Care leavers receive priority for social housing
Priority is offered up to the age of: If they require support and are referred by County Council - No age limit
Banding priority is: Details are in the council’s published Housing Register Policy – but should be referred and supported by Herts County Council
East Hertfordshire District Council in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property
Details:
The scheme is available to anyone at risk of homelessness or who is homeless. The councils provides an upfront deposit directly to the landlord and this is held in the council’s name. The rent in advance is also paid to the landlord and the tenant repays its value back to the council via an interest free Credit Union Loan.
Employment and Apprenticeships
East Hertfordshire District Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers
Number of places per year: None have identified as care leavers at this point
We are unable to confirm whether East Hertfordshire District Council will pay for work/interview clothes
We are unable to confirm whether East Hertfordshire District Council will pay towards travel to work or training
There are no ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at East Hertfordshire District Council
There are no care leavers working as apprenticeships within East Hertfordshire District 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
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 East Hertfordshire District Council over the last 10 years
We are unable to confirm the number of care leavers aged 16-24 in East Hertfordshire District Council
We are unable to confirm the percentage of care leavers in East Hertfordshire District Council who were not in education, training or employment over the last 10 years
Political Control
East Hertfordshire District Council is a Conservative controlled council
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