North West Minimum Standards for Leaving Care

Leaving Care providers, unlike providers of other Children’s Services, have no National Minimum Standards or registration process to undertake before working with Young People.

Placements Northwest in consultation with member Local Authorities and providers, established regional minimum standards to ensure that the providers operating in the region offer, at a minimum, an acceptable standard of placement.

As well as establishing the standards PNW is funding a 12 month pilot program to run in 2010/11 managed by St Helens LA to undertake assessment visits on behalf of all 21 member LAs.
Copies of the standards and details of the assessment process can be downloaded here.