# Regulation 44 Independent Visits

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [South Tyneside Council](/buyers/south-tyneside-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [The National Youth Advocacy Service \(NYAS\)](/contract-winners/national-youth-advocacy-service-nyas/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £72,000
- Tender value: £72,000
- Award date: 31 January 2024
- Published: 7 February 2024
- Contract start: 1 April 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2ef89aaa-2803-4ead-9514-825824c388a7-721146
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e93db36e-d382-4c9d-a113-921ca226a385

## Description

South Tyneside Council is required, under regulation 44, to arrange independent monthly monitoring visits to all the children's residential homes and short breaks homes maintained by the local authority\. The purpose of the regulation 44 statutory visits is to ensure that all children placed within a residential home maintained by South Tyneside Council are being appropriately cared for and are having individual needs met\. In particular, monthly assurance visits should ensure needs arising from a child's ethnicity, heritage, known disabilities or specific vulnerabilities are being met\.

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- [Tender for Independent Visitor Service for Looked After Children](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-6605ea64-f380-4610-9693-6a92a4e95677): Herefordshire Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ef89aaa-2803-4ead-9514-825824c388a7-721146)