custody or to supervise them in the community on release from custody. Response to offending behaviour 6.34. If a relevant care leaver is arrested, the local authority should ensure that the young person has the support of an appropriate adult and/or solicitor with the necessary knowledge and skills whilst at the police station. 6.35. There will be circumstances when a care leaver is charged with an offence and it is important that they are not disadvantaged by a refusal of bail because of their status. The court needs to have confidence that the young person will be supported to adhere to any conditions of bail and is living in suitable accommodation. Local authorities, working together with the YOT and Probation Service, should develop suitable bail support programmes and specialist accommodation schemes to ensure that there are viable alternatives to a remand to secure accommodation. 6.36. It will be essential that continuing leaving care support is available to relevant or former relevant children if they are convicted and sentenced to a community sentence, or imprisonment. In fact, this group of care leavers will be especially vulnerable and will require carefully planned and well-focused support from their responsible authority. 6.37. If a care leaver is convicted of an offence, the PA should provide information to the worker responsible for completing the criminal justice risk assessment (Asset for under 18s, OASys for over 18s). They should also provide relevant information for the pre-sentence report (PSR) which will be used by the court to determine the appropriate sentence disposal. Explicit consideration should be given to factors that will make the young person particularly vulnerable if sentenced to custody and should be included in the report. Care leaver