Advocacy and Independent Visiting Service for Children and Young People

Concepts

• health and social work
• bridgend
• pontypridd
• merthyr tydfil
• welfare services
• children and young people
• young person
• young people
• children and young people of rhondda cynon taff cbc
• advocacy support

Location

Pontypridd

Description

The provision of Advocacy and Independent Visiting Services to Children and Young People of Rhondda Cynon Taff CBC, Merthyr Tydfil CBC and Bridgend CBC. The role of the advocate will be to support a child or young person to make an informed decision with the young person’s views and wishes being their sole focus. An advocate will help a child or young person to understand his or her rights and the choices of action that are available, but ultimately, any decisions taken will be the child or young person’s own.

Total Quantity or Scope

The service will represent and ensure the voice of the child/young person is heard as part of the care and support planning process and/or when a child wishes to raise representations over a matter relating to their care and support (and when the child explicitly consents to advocacy support). In delivering the service, the provider shall comply with all regulations, standards, legislation, directions, code of practice and any amendments or replacements relevant to the Service. In particular, it will measure its performance against the National Independent Advocacy Standards and Outcomes Framework for Children and Young People in Wales 2015.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

Indicators

Other Information

The services as set out in the Specification are deemed as ‘Light Tough Services’ under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Therefore the Council is not obliged to comply with the full extent of the Regulations, only those parts which apply to Light Touch Services. (WA Ref:153945)