East Dunbartonshire Council has not made care experience a protected characteristic.
Care Leaver Local Offer
East Dunbartonshire 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 East Dunbartonshire Council care leavers do not co-produce the local offer.
The best person to contact regarding the Local Offer is:
Name:
Naomi Metcalf
Email Address:
[email protected]
Telephone:
01417773000
Council Tax
East Dunbartonshire Council has exempted care leavers from Council Tax
Council tax is exempted up to the age of: 26
East Dunbartonshire Council includes care leavers from other areas in their council tax exemption policy
To apply care leavers need to:
Contact Throughcare team
Housing
Care leavers receive priority for social housing
Priority is offered up to the age of: 26
Banding priority is: 90 points
Care leavers do not get to practice independent living with taster flats
East Dunbartonshire Council in principle will assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property
East Dunbartonshire Council in principle will 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: ££1800
East Dunbartonshire Council in principle will assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers
East Dunbartonshire Council will not in principle assist with support to pay at least the first year home contents insurance for care leavers
East Dunbartonshire Council in principle will assist with support to pay for redecoration costs of a care leavers first flat
East Dunbartonshire Council in principle will assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers
East Dunbartonshire Council will not in principle assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers
East Dunbartonshire Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers
Employment and Apprenticeships
East Dunbartonshire Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers
Number of places per year: 2
East Dunbartonshire Council will pay for work/interview clothes
East Dunbartonshire Council will pay towards travel to work or training
There are ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at East Dunbartonshire Council
3 apprenticeship vacancies are ringfenced a year
Care leavers are working as apprenticeships within East Dunbartonshire Council
We are unable to confirm the number per year
Participation in Society
East Dunbartonshire Council will ensure each young person has ID documents when they leave care
Passport: Yes
Provisional Driving Licence: Yes
Birth Certificate: Yes
East Dunbartonshire Council in principle will assist with driving lessons
East Dunbartonshire Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests
East Dunbartonshire Council in principle will assist with driving tests
East Dunbartonshire Council in principle will assist with CBT tests
Partners local to East Dunbartonshire Council offer support with free travel for care leavers
Bus: Yes
Train / Tram: No
Additional details:
Free bus travel for under 26
Access to corporate parents
Care leavers have the opportunity to meet with their corporate parents (councillors)
Care leavers have the opportunity for mentoring with any of the senior leadership team
Children in care and care leavers council
East Dunbartonshire Council has a children in care and care leavers council
Details of council:
Champions board
Children in care and care leavers council does not have its own bank account
Children in care and care leavers council does not have its own constitution
Health and Wellbeing
Care leavers get free access to leisure facilities as part of the Local Offer
Free gym membership: Yes
Free swimming: Yes
Free classes: Yes
Free leisure up to the age of: 26
They can take a friend for free
Details to apply:
Throughcare Team
Special Occasions
East Dunbartonshire Council pays towards Christmas and other religious celebrations for care leavers
East Dunbartonshire Council pays towards birthday celebrations for care leavers
Relationships
East Dunbartonshire Council has peer mentors (other care leavers)
East Dunbartonshire Council has other mentoring schemes
Access to care files
Young people have to go through the complaints dept to access their care files
Young people who access their care files get emotional support before, during and after disclosure
Facts and Figures
Number of looked after children since 2011
Percentage of care leavers (aged 19 to 21) going onto NEET
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Political Control
East Dunbartonshire Council is controlled by a coalition
Last updated on: 12 July 2022
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