Following a focused visit last month to check on Solihull Council's care leaver and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children services the inspectorate found that both these groups of young people are being well supported.
Social workers and personal advisers were found to work well with looked-after children who are leaving care to help them prepare for independence, with a strong focus on helping them find work, training placements and education opportunities.
Inspectors found that almost all care leavers are in suitable accommodation and there was an increasing use of Staying Put arrangements, whereby young people can stay with their foster carer until they are 21.
Cultural sensitivity is a hallmark of social workers' support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, the inspectorate team also found. This includes when they carry out age assessments, which also involve strong analysis and evidence gathering.
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