Statutory guidance

Local offer guidance

Guidance for local authorities on the local offer for care leavers.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 26 February 2018
• Last updated: 10 February 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Local offer guidance

Ref: DFE-00058-2018

PDF, 377 KB, 17 pages

Details

Section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 requires each local authority to consult on and publish a local offer for its care leavers. This guidance provides information for local authorities on the development of the local offer and an illustrative local offer.

Published 26 February 2018
Last updated 10 February 2025 + show all updates

1. 10 February 2025

   Updated the statutory guidance. We now recommend that the leaving care grant should be a minimum of £3,000. This is on page 14.

2. 26 February 2018

   First published.