London Accommodation Pathfinder Operations Manual and Storyboard – London Accommodation Pathfinder (May 2023)
Summary:
London Accommodation Pathfinder, which provides alternative accommodation to Youth Detention Accommodation, have shared their operating manual to support key stakeholders and youth justice services to ensure consistency. They have also shared their storyboard to use with children and their parents/careers.
Description:
The aim of the London Accommodation Pathfinder is to provide an alternative to Youth Detention Accommodation and support the children shift from a pro-offending to pro-social identity. The Pathfinder will run from two properties across London, each offering five beds, so has capacity for a maximum of 10 children at any given time, between ages 16 and 17.
The properties will be run by an accommodation provider that specialises in supporting this cohort of children. The accommodation in Barnet is launching on 22nd May 2023 and Newham on 12th June 2023. The place for each child is paid by the local authority, as part of commissioning agreement.
The Pathfinder have created an operations manual to provide guidance and support to youth justice services and key stakeholders around the operating policies and procedures of the London Accommodation Pathfinder to ensure consistency and quality in the running of the service being provided to the children.
Contained within the appendices of the Operations Manual are a number of resources that YJ staff may find helpful, including:
- YJS referral form for East and NCL Local Authorities (Schedule 6a) and for Outside Placing Local Authorities (Schedule 6b)
- YJS Single Point of Contact (SPOC) Proforma
- Sub Regional Steering Group Terms of Reference (Schedule 3a)
- Multi Agency Referral Meeting Terms of Reference (Schedule 3b)
- Pre-Sentence Report/RILAA example for court
- Leaflet for CYP and Professionals
- Governance Board and Groups (Schedule 4b)
- Child Timetable examples
The Pathfinder have also created a leaflet for children and their parents/carers describing the Pathfinder. The leaflet has been created with children within the youth justice system and is aimed at children, parents and those key stakeholders within the criminal justice system (youth justice services, Courts, Solicitors, Youth Detention Accommodation etc).
As part of the communication strategy for the project, and to ensure the needs of those with learning needs and different learning styles are met, the Pathfinder have created a storyboard explaining what the LAP is. The storyboard has been created with children within the youth justice system (from Islington and Haringey youth justice services) and is aimed at children and young people, parents and those key stakeholders within the criminal justice system.
Interim evaluation report (May 2023) – click here to view
Please note that the documentation on this page is currently under review. If you have any questions, please contact the LAP team using the details below.
Contact:
| Name: | Louise Wakelin |
| Email: | LAP@camden.gov.uk |