Guidance for Local Authorities

The NRPF Network has developed practice guidance to support local authorities in assessing and supporting people who have NRPF. Please note the guidance does not constitute legal advice on individual cases. We also provide links below to guidance published by external organisations that you may find useful.

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Assessing and Supporting Children and Families with No Recourse to Public Funds (Dec 2009)

This document provides guidance on assessing and supporting children and families with no recourse to public funds. The guidance outlines the process of assessing eligibility for support and the assessment of need for families with NRPF within the current legal context. It addresses issues that need to be taken into consideration in completing human rights assessments on families with NRPF.

The guidance also considers common scenarios in detail, including: families fleeing domestic violence, families that have overstayed their visa, safeguarding duties of local authorities, EEA nationals, expectant and nursing mothers, voluntary return and leaving care provisions.

To view this document, please use the link at the bottom of this page.

Assessing and Supporting Adults with No Recourse to Public Funds (Updated Apr 2009)

This guidance outlines the process for assessing the eligibility of adults with NRPF for support from a local authority, followed by a detailed consideration of the assessment process. The guidance takes into account the impact of the M v Slough ruling (2008) on this assessment process.

The guidance also covers human rights assessments on adults with NRPF, and also looks at common scenarios in detail, including: adults fleeing domestic violence, expectant and nursing mothers, those that have overstayed their visa and EEA nationals.

To view this document, please use the link at the bottom of this page.

Human Rights Assessment (Mar 2007)

We have produced a human rights assessment which can be used in assessing cases under Article 3 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Our thanks go to the London Borough of Lambeth for allowing us to use its template as a basis for this.

To view this document, please use the link at the bottom of this page.

Domestic Violence

This guidance is currently being updated.

A8 and A2 migrants

The NRPF Network is developing guidance on assessing and supporting A8 and A2 migrants. To support the development process, we would like to understand current practice, learn about any existing models of good practice and hear about your key issues and challenges.

You can help us by:

• Sending us copies of any guidelines, protocols or other frameworks that you have relating to A8 and A2 migrants.
• Letting us know the key issues that you believe need to be addressed in the guidance.

Please email nrpf@islington.gov.uk

No One Left Out: Communities Ending Rough Sleeping - Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)

These good practice notes are intended to provide a general awareness on the key challenges for people from A8 and A2 countries who face destitution, and set out what can be done for them through local authorities work on preventing homelessness.

To view this document, please use the link at the bottom of this page.