Local offer guidance Guidance for local authorities February 2018 Revision date: February 2025 2 Contents Summary 3 About this guidance 3 What legislation does this guidance refer to? 3 Who is this guidance for? 3 Main points 4 The local offer 4 Details of the services and support that should be included 4 Further guide on what could be included 5 Developing the local offer with relevant persons 6 Publishing and updating the local offer 6 Format of the local offer 7 Care leavers living or placed outside of their local authority 7 Appendix 1 8 1. Purpose of the local offer 9 2. The support we must give you by law 10 3. Examples of other support we offer [LAs should customise this section to reflect what discretionary support they provide] 12 4. Who can help? 16 3 Summary About this guidance This guidance is about Section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 which requires each local authority to consult on and publish a local offer for its care leavers. The local offer should provide information about all the services and support that is available to care leavers from the local authority (see further information on partner agencies below), including information about both their statutory entitlements as well as any discretionary support that a local authority chooses to provide. Section 1 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 requires local authorities to have regard to seven corporate parenting principles when discharging their functions in relation to looked-after children and care leavers. The local offer should set out what support all local authority departments will provide (not just Children’s Services), having regard to the corporate parenting principles. What legislation does this guidance refer to? This guidance refers to: • Sections 1 to 3 of the Chil