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1/ That the Leader writes to the Secretary of
State for Education, and MHCLG, to express our support for the new
legal duty on councils to ensure they notify schools, GPs and
health visitors when a child’s family is made homeless and
placed in Temporary Accommodation and that this is not watered down
as the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill progresses
through both Houses. 
 
2/ That Canterbury City Council develops a
child-centred policy for Temporary Accommodation and reviews
procedures to ensure that the rights of children are always treated
equally with those of adults, which includes:
 

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That there is recognition of postnatal support following hospital
discharge
 

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That there is better data collection and sharing to improve the
educational, health and development outcomes for all children in
temporary accommodation and so that families are not “lost in
the system” when placed in out of area
accommodation. 
 

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That all children under 18 months of age have a cot to sleep in
when in Temporary Accommodation.