Under these duties, the Scottish Care Leavers Covenant explained that:
a fundamental responsibility of this role is to provide safe, caring and appropriate housing for looked after children and those leaving care under 26;
corporate parenting requires collaborative working and that improvements could not be made by organisations working alone;
in practice the responsibility for requesting support under the Act can remain with the young person; but
that it is critical that young people up to the age of 26 are aware of their rights and entitlements and are provided with appropriate support to access services.