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Care leavers’ legal entitlements are set out in the Children Act 1989, with accompanying statutory guidance. This sets out the support that all local authorities must provide to care leavers, irrespective of where they live. In addition, local authorities may provide further discretionary support following consultation with care leavers on their local offer, meaning that local authorities can take account of the views of care leavers rather than it being one size fits all. As I mentioned in the previous group, the Department for Education has recently launched a nationally accessible website that clearly sets out support expectations, including support provided by central government: for example, picking up on the transitional theme, the £3,000 bursary available to certain care leavers who start an apprenticeship. The youth guarantee and the trailblazers are being delivered through that programme.