Core services

As interagency experts and a central mechanism for London Boroughs, LASC specialises in developing quality commissioning and information services.

Commissioning Supported Housing Services

LASC provides quality accommodation and support services to unaccompanied young people aged 16 - 17 years who receive local authority support under the Children Act 1989 or the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000.

LASC accommodation and support is monitored on a regular basis in line with detailed service specifications.This ensures Service Providers deliver services within a Best Value framework focusing on quality and performance.

Supported Housing

Information

LASC's information service is a central online source of information on key issues facing those working with unaccompanied asylum seeking children. LASC provides up-to-date and relevant information taking into account the changing environment.

Through a series of specialist reference and task group meetings, LASC brings together practitioners from local authority asylum teams, the government and the voluntary sector for information sharing sessions and joint working.

Data Services

As home to the National Register of Unaccompanied Children and a specialist in asylum trends, one of LASC’s principal duties is data collation and distribution.

Statistics are sent to LASC from the London boroughs and other key stakeholders. By collating this information, LASC provides an essential service to the London boroughs, allowing them to compare asylum statistics to other boroughs, and to London as a whole.

Data