Children's Services

Looked After Children Life Chances

The Looked After Children service is responsible for meeting the needs of all children and young people who are being looked after in the borough.

The aim of the service is to make sure that looked after children have the best chances in life. We work in partnership with other agencies like the health services and education to make sure that this happens.

All children and young people looked after have a social worker whose role is to make sure that their needs are assessed and met by the appropriate agency.

Positive life experiences in health, education, leisure and culture are essential, if a child/young person is to reach their full potential.

The service is organised into the following:

Health and Education services for children looked after|

Works across health, education and adult and community services to improve the chances of children we look after in Barking and Dagenham.

Learning 2 Live|

This service is designed to meet the needs of young people leaving local authority care.