This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Education Safeguarding Professional, Zarine Power for the attention of all Schools.
Article 39 has published a briefing for social workers outlining information about local authority legal duties concerning children aged 16 or 17-years old in need in England without a home and parental care. The briefing breaks down information from the Children Act 1989, looking at child protection duties, as well as human rights duties and professional standards.
Read the briefing: Children aged 16 or 17 and without a home and parental care: briefing for social workers