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Leicestershire Wide Multi Agency Protocol to
assist homeless/potentially homeless 16-17 yr
olds
A. Is the applicant a child?
B. Is the applicant a child in need?
C. Does the child appear to Children’s Social Care
to require accommodation?
D. Is the need for accommodation the result of one
of the following criteria: section 20 (1) (A)-(C)
which is reproduced below:
IV. There being no person who has
responsibility for the child
V. The child is lost or abandoned
VI. The person who has been caring for the
child is being prevented from doing so
(permanently and for whatever reason) from
providing the child with suitable accommodation or
care
E. Consideration must be given to the young
person’s wishes and feelings.
The In Care team will be responsible for carrying
out the initial child in need assessments for
homeless young people
Stage 5 Decision by Children’s Social Care
Initial child in need assessments will be completed
within 10 working days.
The initial child in need assessment will confirm
whether or not the criteria for accommodation
under section 20 have been reached. If the young
Worcestershire, Sussex, Norfolk County
Council’s
(protocols identified as best practice by Anna Whalen,
Youth Homelessness Advisor for the Dept of Communities
and Local Government
In the case of young people aged 16-17 years
presenting themselves as homeless directly through
a Worcestershire Hub office or contact centre, or
being referred by an agency, to the Children’s
Services Access Centre a referral will be made to
the FAST team where they believe the applicant is a
child in need and FAST will complete an Initial
Assessment of the young persons needs within 7
working days. (Worcestershire)
Children’s Services will arrange for a Core
Assessment (much more detailed) of the young
person’s needs (including housing needs). The
Core Assessment will be carried out within 35
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