Falkirk Council has made care experience a protected characteristic.
Care Leaver Local Offer
We are unable to confirm if Falkirk 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
We are unable to confirm whether at Falkirk Council care leavers co-produce the local offer.
Council Tax
We are unable to confirm if Falkirk Council has exempted care leavers from Council Tax
Housing
We are unable to confirm whether care leavers receive priority for social housing
We are unable to confirm whether care leavers get to practice independent living with taster flats
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist as a guarantor for care leavers in private rented property
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist with providing a deposit for care leavers in private rented property
Setting up a home
We are unable to confirm whether care leavers are provided with a setting up allowance
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist with support to pay at least the first year TV licence for care leavers
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist with support to pay at least the first year home contents insurance for care leavers
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist with support to pay for redecoration costs of a care leavers first flat
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist with support with broadband costs for care leavers
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist with support with mobile phone costs for care leavers
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council will pay towards cooking equipment for care leavers
Employment and Apprenticeships
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council offers work experience within the council for care leavers
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council will pay for work/interview clothes
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council will pay towards travel to work or training
We are unable to confirm if there are ringfenced apprenticeship vacancies for care leavers at Falkirk Council
We are unable to confirm if there are care leavers working as apprenticeships within Falkirk Council
Participation in Society
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council will ensure each young person has ID documents when they leave care
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist with driving lessons
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist with driving theory tests
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist with driving tests
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council in principle will assist with CBT tests
We are unable to confirm whether partners local to Falkirk Council 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
Children in care and care leavers council
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council has a children in care and care leavers council
Health and Wellbeing
We are unable to confirm if care leavers get free access to leisure facilities as part of the Local Offer
Special Occasions
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council pays towards Christmas and other religious celebrations for care leavers
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council pays towards birthday celebrations for care leavers
Relationships
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council has peer mentors (other care leavers)
We are unable to confirm whether Falkirk Council has 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
Facts and Figures
Number of looked after children since 2013
| 2020 | TBC |
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Percentage of care leavers (aged 19 to 21) going onto NEET
| 2026 | TBC |
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Political Control
We are unable to confirm the political control of Falkirk Council
Last updated on: 15 December 2023
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