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Sufficiency and Commissioning Strategy for Looked After Children and Care Leavers

The Sufficiency and Commissioning Strategy sets out Durham's strategic approach to securing sufficient accommodation to meet the needs of our looked after children.

The council has a duty, as stated in section 22G of the Children Act 1989, to take steps to secure, as far as reasonably practicable, sufficient accommodation for looked after children within their local authority area. The 2010 guidance on the 'sufficiency duty' states that local authorities should have embedded plans, as part of their commissioning processes and through partnership working, to meet the duty.

Find out more about our Icon for pdf Sufficiency and Commissioning Strategy for Looked After Children and Care Leavers (PDF, 827.1kb) . If you're having a problem reading some of the content of this PDF, please contact us.

County Durham Partnership

countydurhampartnership@durham.gov.uk

03000 263 593

Our address is:

County Hall
Durham
County Durham
United Kingdom
DH1 5UF

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Sufficiency and Commissioning Strategy for Looked After Children and Care Leavers (PDF, 827.1kb)