Children and Young People

Highlighting activities that ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. This will include research, UASC 18-24, project, policy and practices and legislation around children and young people.

Emergency Accomodation

LASC provides and manages emergency accommodation (EA). This accommodation temporarily houses young people awaiting local authority appointments to assess their entitlement to statutory support. The London Borough of Croydon operates the Pan London Rota which ensures the next local authority on the alphabetical list receives a young person from EA.

LASC works in partnership with Croydon Council and the Service Provider in the development and delivery of this service.

Monitoring 

LASC provides a robust monitoring service and has revised its monitoring framework to ensure services are delivered as per specificaiton.

Monitoring visits occur every 3 months with a report submitted to Service Providers detailing the outcomes of the visit, and the resulting recommendations. Follow up visits also occur. Regular visits ensure that good standards of services are maintained at all times.

Local authorities can access reports upon request, and joint visits are encouraged.

Commissioning

The London Asylum Seekers Consortium (LASC) commissions accommodation and support services for children and young people entitled to S20 and Leaving Care Services. The accommodation is available to 16 -17 young people and those reaching 18 plus.

All accommodation and support services are monitored on a regular basis to ensure best value and high standards are maintained at all times. LASC works with local authorities to tailor services to meet young people requirements.

LASC develops service specification and a guideline for services commissioned.

For futher information on good practice in commissioning and monitoring accommodation: https://www.londoncareplacements.gov.uk/ 

Information

LASC will provide regular bulletins, updates, newsletters and publications to keep London boroughs informed of policy and legislation that impact on UASC and young people.

Statistics

LASC provides up to date information on trends in London for UASC and asylum seekers receiving support from the UKBA.

For updated numbers,  contact mgould@westminster.gov.uk

Training and Events

The LASC training schedule will cover topics of interest relating to asylum and immigration and children and young people. It will also provide details of conferences taking place in London and the UK.  View the schedule below:

Useful Links

LASC works in partnership with stakeholders and agencies, and links into organisations working with children and young people.

• London Councils
• UKBA
• Refugee Council
• Department of Education
• Children's Legal Centre
• Children's Society
• Refugee Children's Consortium
• Primary Care Trusts
• Job Centre Plus

Forums

LASC holds quarterly information sharing meetings as a forum for London borough practitioners to discuss and share good practice principles in service delivery to children and young people.

If you have any queries please contact:

• Tel:   020 7641 1049
• Email:  lascdata@westminster.gov.uk
• Fax:   020 7641 1058