{"id":63889,"date":"2024-08-07T13:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T12:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/educationandfamilies\/child-family-support\/young-people\/children-in-care\/devons-sufficiency-strategy\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T16:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T15:48:55","slug":"devons-sufficiency-strategy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/childrens-social-care\/adoption-and-fostering\/devons-sufficiency-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Devon&#8217;s sufficiency strategy for children in care and care leavers 2024 to 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6841bc6330f5c\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-6841bc6330fa0\"><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\/childrens-social-care\/adoption-and-fostering\/devons-sufficiency-strategy\/foreword\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">Foreword<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/devons-sufficiency-strategy-for-children-in-care-and-care-leavers-2022-to-2024-closing-position-statement\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">2022-24 closing position statement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6841bc6330fca\"><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-6841bc63326bc\" ><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=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/04\/image-420x307.png\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6841bc6332722\"><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<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Need and data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">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-left\">The needs analysis for the sufficiency strategy is currently being refreshed, and will be published here once it is ready.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"406\" id=\"longdesc-return-68001\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education?longdesc=68001&#038;referrer=63889\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/unblurimageai_unblur_infographic-800x533-01-800x406.png\" alt=\"The image is a diagram that presents various datasets related to local information. It includes insights from incoming referrals, social workers, and placements needed for children and parents. The diagram also shares knowledge across agencies and departments, benchmarking data related to housing, health, and police. Additionally, it highlights the length of time children are in care and identifies barriers to leaving care while considering the economic trends that impact the sector and characteristics of the local population in need.\" class=\"wp-image-68001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/unblurimageai_unblur_infographic-800x533-01-800x406.png 800w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/unblurimageai_unblur_infographic-800x533-01-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/unblurimageai_unblur_infographic-800x533-01-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/unblurimageai_unblur_infographic-800x533-01-1536x780.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/unblurimageai_unblur_infographic-800x533-01-640x325.png 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/unblurimageai_unblur_infographic-800x533-01-1024x520.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/unblurimageai_unblur_infographic-800x533-01.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6841bc6332754\"><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-signposting clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6841bc63327ae\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center\"><div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-6 cell border-middle-start border-middle\"><div class=\"content-inner\"><div class=\"content-details text-center\"><header class=\"content-heading small-order-2\"><h2 class=\"text-normal\">Gov UK sufficiency guidance<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-intro small-order-3 text-normal\"><p>This statutory document seeks to improve outcomes for looked after children and young people by providing guidance on the implementation of section 22G of the Children Act 1989 (\u2018the 1989 Act\u2019)<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"content-button small-order-4\"><span data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a 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\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\" rel=\"noopener\">Statutory guidance<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-image-outer small-order-1\"><div class=\"content-image-inner\"><\/div><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/children-270x270-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/children-270x270-1.png 270w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/11\/children-270x270-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-6 cell border-middle-end\"><div class=\"content-inner\"><div class=\"content-details text-center\"><header class=\"content-heading small-order-2\"><h2 class=\"text-normal\">Guidance on securing accommodation for children<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-intro small-order-3 text-normal\"><p>How local authorities plan for sufficiency of accommodation that meets the needs of children in care and care leavers.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"content-button small-order-4\"><span data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a 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\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\" rel=\"noopener\">Securing sufficient accommodation<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-image-outer small-order-1\"><div class=\"content-image-inner\"><\/div><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2021\/10\/two-primary-age-children-at-school-300x202.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"two primary age children at school\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2021\/10\/two-primary-age-children-at-school-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2021\/10\/two-primary-age-children-at-school-593x400.png 593w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2021\/10\/two-primary-age-children-at-school-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2021\/10\/two-primary-age-children-at-school-e1634653765183.png 881w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":748,"featured_media":0,"parent":735,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-63889","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-17 10:08:23","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63889"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69019,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63889\/revisions\/69019"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}