London Accommodation Pathfinder Operations Manual and Storyboard
Summary:
The London Accommodation Pathfinder (LAP), which provides alternative accommodation to Youth Detention Accommodation, has shared its operating manual to support key stakeholders and youth justice services to ensure consistency. It has also shared a storyboard to use with children and their parents or carers.
Description:
The London Accommodation Pathfinder provides an alternative to Youth Detention Accommodation and supports children to shift from a pro-offending to pro-social identity. The Pathfinder runs from two properties in London, each offering 5 beds, with capacity for a maximum of 10 children at any given time, between ages 16 and 17.
The properties are run by an accommodation provider that specialises in supporting this cohort of children. Places for each child are funded by the local authority, as part of commissioning agreement.
The Pathfinder has developed 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. This will 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 youth justice 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 children and young people and professionals
- Governance Board and Groups (Schedule 4b)
- Child timetable examples
As part of the communication strategy for the project, the Pathfinder has also developed a leaflet and a storyboard video explaining what the LAP is. These resources have been co-created with children involved in the youth justice system, and are designed for children, their parents, and key stakeholders in the justice system, such as courts, solicitors, and youth detention facilities.
Storyboard video
Evaluations
Below you can also find both the interim evaluation report and the final London Accommodation Pathfinder evaluation, published in November 2024, which provides a snapshot of the progress of the Pathfinder.
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: | Charlotte Matthews |
| Email: | Charlotte.Matthews1@camden.gov.uk |