Services for Young People at Hertfordshire County Council is required to keep in touch with all young people over 16 in Hertfordshire until the end of the academic year in which they have their 18th birthday. We do this to let young people know about the opportunities available to them and the support we can offer.
All young people are required to stay in learning up to their 18th birthday. This could be at college, in an apprenticeship or training, as well as at school.
We stay in touch with some young people until they are older, for example, care leavers and some of those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The September Guarantee
Each year from September through to December, we contact all young people living or educated in Hertfordshire. This is part of the government's promise to help young people stay in learning until their 18th birthday and is known as the 'September Guarantee'. It is a legal requirement that Hertfordshire County Council finds out what young people are doing.
If we have tried to contact you:
You can let us know what you are currently doing by
- emailing [email protected] (please let us know which area of Hertfordshire you live in)
- calling 0300 123 7538
- visiting one of our SfYP young people's centres
- filling in our online form
We try different methods to contact young people, and in some circumstances it may be necessary to call on young people at home.
The information we receive from you is stored securely by Hertfordshire County Council and used confidentially by Services for Young People to keep in touch with you and helps us to shape the services for young people in Hertfordshire. We also report statistical data to the Department for Education.
You can read more about Services for Young People and what we do on our About us page.
To see how we look after the information you give us, look at our data protection information
If you are unsure about any contact you have received, please contact your local SfYP team.
