Service Description: The Combined Accommodation Scheme (CAS) provides a consistent and stable experience for young people in the community who are or have been in foster care by offering continuity of care and accommodation. This scheme also provides accommodation and support to young people (aged 16-18 years) in the community who find themselves homeless.
Also known as:- CAS, Homelessness, Housing, Supportive Lodgings
Answer: We will check that the Residential Home or School is registered with the National Care Standards Commission to ensure they conform to regulations and standards. All registered Homes and Schools have to meet national minimum standards in terms of planning, quality of care, complaints and protection, care and control, the environment, staffing and management and administration If your child is Looked After, the allocated Social Worker has a responsibility to visit the home at least once every 3 months. If your child is placed in Residential School by the Local Education Authority there is an annual Review to consider the progress your child is making. - Related Link