5.6.12 Use of Bed and Breakfast for Eligible Young People |
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1. Introduction
It is accepted that due to the constraints upon placement availability there will occasionally be circumstances where, in an emergency it will be necessary to place a 16 or 17 year old Child in Care into Bed & Breakfast accommodation. These occasions should be rare and will only occur when all other options have been exhausted and there is no alternative available.
A list of Bed & Breakfast establishments including information about the standards of accommodation and based on personal knowledge is kept and is regularly updated.
2 Procedure
The decision to place a 16 or 17 year old Child in Care into Bed & Breakfast accommodation will be made at 16 Plus Support Team Practice Manager or Service Manager level. The decision will be made on the basis that there are no other suitable options available. If these managers are unavailable the decision will be made by the East Social Care Head of Service. The young person's Independent Reviewing Officer will be notified of this decision.
Bed & Breakfast accommodation is for emergency use and is not a placement option. There must be a Planning Meeting held within three working days of a young person being placed to look at alternative options.
Appropriate package of support to any young person placed in Bed & Breakfast accommodation must be agreed at the time of the decision to place. This may involve using the services of agencies such as Seven Ways or Caburn to provide such support.
The young person should be visited by their allocated worker in the Bed & Breakfast accommodation within two working days of placement (or other Team member if allocated worker is unavailable)
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