{"id":21195,"date":"2024-11-05T10:56:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T10:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=21195"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T14:23:35","slug":"devons-sufficiency-strategy-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers-2024-to-2029","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/childrens-social-care\/adoption-and-fostering\/devons-sufficiency-strategy-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers-2024-to-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"Devon&#8217;s sufficiency strategy for children in care and care leavers 2024 to 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-681e0fe45a1af\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding has-images\" id=\"block_acf-block-681e0fe45a217\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-6 large-6 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Devon&#8217;s sufficiency strategy for children in care and care leavers 2024 to 2029<\/h1><\/header><p>Our online Strategy has been developed to enable us to provide updates on what the data is telling us and share progress towards our action plan throughout the 5-year life of the strategy. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"banner-content-buttons\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/devons-sufficiency-strategy-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers-2024-to-2029\/foreword\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">Read our foreword<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Education\/EZgq16kK-DZAqMFMglAcmfkBgxXhv71kwLRSP0iCb7FtFg?e=SO58Kd\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\" rel=\"noopener\">2022-24 sufficiency strategy closing position statement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"show-for-medium medium-6 large-6 cell medium-order-2 image-2 banner-image\"><div class=\"parent-banner-images parent-banner-image-1\"><div class=\"banner-imagebg\"><div class=\"banner-image-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/children-news-page-440x440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner-block size-banner-block\" alt=\"three boys smiling at the camera standing on grass\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/children-news-page-440x440.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/children-news-page-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/children-news-page-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/children-news-page-270x270.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-681e0fe45a248\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-681e0fe45a293\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-center\">Meeting the accommodation needs of our children in care and care leavers<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><p class=\"intro text-center\">How we will provide our children in care and care leavers with a safe and supportive place to live.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/devons-sufficiency-strategy-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers-2024-to-2029\/introduction-and-purpose\/\">Introduction and purpose<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>What is a sufficiency strategy and why do we need one.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/early-years-400x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"a nursery worker and two young children playing with blocks\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/devons-sufficiency-strategy-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers-2024-to-2029\/children-in-care-and-care-leavers-the-devon-picture\/\">The picture in Devon<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The key facts about children in care and care leavers in Devon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/three-people-on-the-beach-scaled-1-420x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"three children playing on the beach in front of a wave\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/three-people-on-the-beach-scaled-1-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/three-people-on-the-beach-scaled-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/three-people-on-the-beach-scaled-1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/three-people-on-the-beach-scaled-1-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/devons-sufficiency-strategy-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers-2024-to-2029\/feedback-from-children-and-young-people\/\">Feedback from children and young people<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Children and young people have told us about the things that are important to them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/Youth-Parliament-Team-April-22-420x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"a picture of a group of young people outside of a building\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/Youth-Parliament-Team-April-22-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/Youth-Parliament-Team-April-22-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/Youth-Parliament-Team-April-22-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/Youth-Parliament-Team-April-22-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/devons-sufficiency-strategy-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers-2024-to-2029\/what-we-need-to-do-a-summary-of-the-needs-analysis\/\">What we need to do<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>An outline of key findings and the gaps that have been identified.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/CONNECT-ME-image-size-1-420x315.png\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"four teenage children in a classroom smiling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/CONNECT-ME-image-size-1-420x315.png 420w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/CONNECT-ME-image-size-1-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/CONNECT-ME-image-size-1-640x480.png 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/CONNECT-ME-image-size-1-320x240.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/devons-sufficiency-strategy-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers-2024-to-2029\/strategic-and-commissioning-intentions\/\">Recommendations<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Strategic recommendations about how we solve the challenges that have been identified.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/parent-and-child-laptop-News-Page-420x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"a teacher and a school age boy working together in a classroom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/parent-and-child-laptop-News-Page-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/parent-and-child-laptop-News-Page-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/parent-and-child-laptop-News-Page-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/parent-and-child-laptop-News-Page-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-6\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/devons-sufficiency-strategy-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers-2024-to-2029\/actions-for-the-next-three-years\/\">Actions for the next three years<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>A breakdown of the key actions we&#8217;ll take in the next three years, how they&#8217;ll happen and by when.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer has-image\"><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/classroom-Newspage-420x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"school pupils putting their hand up in a classroom with the teacher stood at the front\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/classroom-Newspage-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/classroom-Newspage-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/classroom-Newspage-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/classroom-Newspage-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-681e0fe45a2c1\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Need and data<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"dcc-infographic-block aligncenter\" id=\"block_acf-block-681e0fe45a2d4\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">All available information, intelligence, insights and data has been collected and analysed to evidence the care and support sufficiency needs of the children and young people who are in care or care experienced in Devon.&nbsp; This information has been summarised and used to inform the recommendations and actions presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The needs analysis for the sufficiency strategy is currently being refreshed, and will be published here once it is ready.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-681e0fe45a2fb\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GOV.UK guidance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How local authorities plan for sufficiency of accommodation that meets the needs of children in care and care leavers and statutory guidance on securing sufficient accommodation for looked-after children<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-dcc-nostyle-button\"><a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({&amp;apos;buttonEvent&amp;apos;: &amp;apos;Information page&amp;apos;});\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/273812\/sufficiency_-_statutory_guidance_on_securing_sufficient_accommodation_for_looked_after_children.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK sufficiency guidance<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-dcc-nostyle-button\"><a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({&amp;apos;buttonEvent&amp;apos;: &amp;apos;Information page&amp;apos;});\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/securing-sufficient-accommodation-for-looked-after-children\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance on securing accommodation for children<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2351,"featured_media":0,"parent":735,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-21195","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 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