Eligibility Criteria – Guidance for Staff - South Ayrshire Council

any educational provision.
• Children and young people needing to be looked after out with their own family;
FAMILY &
SOCIAL
RELATIONSHIPS
• Children and young people where there has been a breakdown of the
relationship with parent/carer leading to alternative provision for care
being required.
• Children and young people who are homeless.
• Child or young person with a disability where the parent/carer is unable to
cope and they are accommodated.
• The child or young person is living in an environment where there is the
presence or risk of extreme domestic violence;
CHILD’S
ENVIRONMENT
• Home environment or hygiene issues places the child or young person at
immediate risk of significant harm.
• Children and young people who are returning home from secure or
residential care settings.
PARENTAL
FACTORS
• Parents/carer are suffering from severe physical or mental health
problems or learning disability and are failing to adequately care for the
child;
• Where alcohol or drugs is significantly impacting on the ability of
parents/carers to look after the child/children.
3.2 Medium Priority Need
For children in this category, a reasonable standard of health and development is
unlikely to be maintained without family support. The child may move into the high
priority category without the provision of services.
There are identifiable factors which indicate that considerable deterioration is likely
without support. This may include children who have been assessed as high priority in
the recent past. All children referred to the Children’s Reporter will be viewed as medium
priority unless their assessed needs place them in the high priority need category.
MEDIUM PRIORITY NEED (2)
• Children and young people living in an environment which could pose a
risk to their safety or well-being;
HEALTH
• Children with a significant level of additional support/complex needs,
who require support from outside agencies to meet their need;
• The physical care or supervision of the child is inadequate;
• Children and young people who self harm;
• Child or young person whose substance misuse is assessed to be