Our commitment to you

Our commitment to you

North Tyneside Council is a ‘corporate parent’ for children in care and care leavers.

Being a Corporate Parent means the Council should act like a good parent to its children in care and care leavers, promoting your safety and welfare and keeping you at the centre of everything that we do to ensure you have the best start along your journey into adulthood.

We are committed to our role as your corporate parent; this offer explains how we meet the corporate parenting responsibilities identified in The Children and Social Work Act 2017.  We aim to:

• Act in your best interests, and promote your physical and mental health and wellbeing.

• Encourage you to express your views, wishes and feelings, and take them into account, while promoting high aspirations and trying to secure the best outcomes for you

• Make sure you have access to services

• Make sure you are safe, with stable home lives, relationships and education or work

• Prepare you for adulthood and living in your own home.

It is important that we know what you think so that we get our support for you right.  So we will regularly ask you about what you need and the services available.  This Offer will be a place for you to see what we are doing about the things you have told us in the ‘you said, we did’ section.  We always welcome new ideas and feedback so please get in touch if there is anything you want to tell us!