accommodation – Children's Law Centre https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk Children's Rights Change Children's Lives Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:51:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-icon_v1-32x32.png accommodation – Children's Law Centre https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk 32 32 What is suitable accommodation? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqs/what-is-suitable-accommodation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-suitable-accommodation Fri, 03 Jul 2020 11:16:36 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1679 Suitable accommodation means that the Health and Social Care (HSC) Trust have a duty to provide accommodation for 16 and 17-year-olds who become homeless, taking into account their needs. Once a young person has been accommodated for 24 hours, they become a Looked After Child (LAC).

]]> What is a children’s home? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqs/what-is-a-childrens-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-a-childrens-home Fri, 03 Jul 2020 11:02:57 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1673 A Children’s Home provides residential accommodation for Looked After Children (LAC). It is staffed by Social Workers and should provide appropriate care and accommodation for the children living there.

]]> What are the different types of placement? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqs/what-are-the-different-types-of-placement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-the-different-types-of-placement Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:52:37 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1671 There are several different types of placement:

Kinship foster care

Foster care

Private fostering

Children’s home

Suitable Accommodation

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