s based on identified needs. Partners should aim to ensure the effective use of joint resources for planning and commissioning accommodation and support services for young people including care leavers. Services planned and secured jointly might include supported accommodation projects, floating support services, foyers, supported lodgings, specialist provision and ‘Staying Put’ options. 7.8. Further guidance on working with housing related support commissioners can be found in the statutory guidance Securing Sufficient Accommodation for Looked After Children 23. Joint protocols 7.9. Local authorities should set out arrangements for ensuring planned and supportive transitions to independent living in formal agreements between the relevant agencies, referred to in this guidance as joint protocols. 7.10. Joint protocols enable partners to understand their roles and engage more effectively in joint working, leading to increased transparency and better outcomes for young people. In recognition of this the Homelessness Code of Guidance 2006 for Local Authorities 24 also requires authorities to set out the processes that underpin and enable joint working and information sharing in both unitary and two tier areas. In two tier areas all housing authorities in the county should be party to a joint protocol. 7.11. The joint protocol should establish arrangements for the following: • A shared commitment from Children’s Services and Housing Services to adopt a 'corporate parenting' approach for looked after children and care leavers making the transition to adulthood. • Clear roles and responsibilities for supporting the transition from care, including the role of the PA. 23 Securing Sufficient Accommodation for Looked After Children(2010) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications