Paragraph 1 Needs profile
A written summary of the needs profile of looked after children in the local authority area as at 30 September in the relevant preceding year.
In this paragraph, “needs profile”, in relation to looked after children in a local authority area, means an evidence-based summary of the characteristics, circumstances and support requirements of children and young people in that area who need care and support.
The written summary required by sub-paragraph (1) must include an assessment of—
the demographic and population characteristics of those children, including age, language and protected characteristics;
the circumstances and factors associated with those children’s vulnerability or why they entered into care;
the placement and care needs of those children;
the social, cultural and relational needs of those children;
the needs of older children and young people approaching adulthood;
the needs of those children who require integrated care packages with education and health components or other complex care package solutions;
local factors influencing the presentation of needs and trends in those needs.
In addition to the written summary required by sub-paragraph (1), an assessment of the engagement that the local authority has undertaken with children and young people to ascertain their wishes and feelings for the purposes of determining their needs.
In this paragraph, “protected characteristics” has the meaning given in section 4 of the Equality Act 2010f1.
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