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Leicestershire Wide Multi Agency Protocol to<br />

assist homeless/potentially homeless 16-17 yr<br />

olds<br />

(EDT) where a young person presents as<br />

homeless, emergency duty team will need to<br />

ascertain whether or not a young person has an<br />

immediate housing need<br />

Part 8 Monitoring and review of the protocol<br />

Worcestershire, Sussex, Norfolk County<br />

<strong>Council</strong>’s<br />

(protocols identified as best practice by Anna Whalen,<br />

Youth Homelessness Advisor for the Dept of Communities<br />

and Local Government<br />

Children’s Services, and the Housing Authority, will<br />

monitor what happens to the young person following<br />

a referral and this will be used to gauge the<br />

effectiveness of this Joint Protocol<br />

An annual meeting will take place to review the Joint<br />

Protocol, and the working relationship between the<br />

two agencies. (Worcestershire)<br />

There will be inter-agency training, e.g. a Housing<br />

Officer could give a training session/presentation to<br />

Children’s Services, and a Children’s Services<br />

Officer could give a training session/presentation to<br />

the Housing Authority, about their respective work.<br />

There will also be joint training arranged, whereby<br />

officers from both agencies will attend relevant<br />

courses together (Worcestershire)<br />

The housing, care and support needs of a young<br />

person may change over time. Further joint<br />

assessments can be requested by Children’s Social<br />

Care, housing services, Connexions or the young<br />

person to review actions agreed or reassess the<br />

needs of the young person. (Sussex)<br />

Page 79<br />

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