re leavers to take advantage of some of the discretionary support they provide, such as giving care leavers free access to their leisure services, or allowing them to attend healthy cooking classes that are available to local care leavers. 8 Appendix 1 Illustrative local offer This document illustrates the kinds of services and support that local authorities may include in their local offer to care leavers. It includes both the statutory entitlements that a local authority must provide, as well as examples of the additional discretionary support that a local authority may choose to provide. The local offer should reflect the local authority’s commitment to the corporate parenting principles and include support available from all local authority Departments, not just Children’s Services. Local offers should be written in a way that is easy to understand and be provided in a variety of formats. 9 1. Purpose of the local offer This leaflet tells you about all the support that we have in [name of place] for you as a care leaver. We know that it is a big step when you move out of care and start living on your own or with friends. Just because you are leaving care, or have already left care, we haven’t stopped caring about you. We want to make sure that you feel safe and supported and know where and who to go to for advice and help. Local care leavers have helped make this leaflet. We will continue to listen to your views to make sure the services we offer are what you need. We have written this leaflet with the help of the care leavers’ forum. To be able to get the support set out in this leaflet, you must have been in care for a period of at least 13 weeks (or periods amounting to 13 weeks) which began after age 14 and included some time after your 16th birthday. If you are