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LASSL (2004)20 : National Protocol : Interauthority arrangements for negotiating support for care leavers resident outside of their responsible authority

  • Document type:
    Local Authority Social Services Letter
  • Author:
    Department of Health Department for Education and Skills
  • Published date:
    28 July 2004
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Gateway reference:
    2004
  • Series number:
    LASSL (2004)20
  • Pages:
    2
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This letter introduces the National Protocol about inter-authority arrangements for negotiating support for care leavers who are resident outside the area of their responsible authority. This advice included in the Protocol has been agreed between DfES and the Association of Directors of Social Services as providing a sound basis for negotiations between local authority leaving care services about how support might be best provided for care leavers who live well away from their responsible authority's area.

Owing to unforeseen circumstances we have omitted 8-19 from our series numbering for Local Authority Social Services Letters (LASSLs) in 2004.  The next Letter in the series will be LASSL (2004)21.

Although many of the Department of Health's Children and Families functions have transferred to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), these circulars will continue to be issued in the Local Authority Social Services Letter (LASSL) series for the foreseeable future.

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