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A guide for parents. The Education (Additional Support for Learning)(Scotland) Act 2004: 2nd edition
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Information about The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, which provides ways to manage the financial and welfare affairs of people who are unable to manage them for themselves. Suitable for professionals and lay people.
Being a witness: helping people with learning disabilities who go to court: a guide for carers
- Author:
- ENABLE Scotland
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This booklet is aimed at carers and covers how to help adults with learning disabilities who have been asked to be a witness in a criminal court case or at a children’s hearing court case. An adult witness is someone aged 16 or over. It contains information that informal carers, care workers and advocacy or other staff may find useful before, during and after the court case. The court process and the people present are explained, and what a carer can do in advance, on the day and afterwards is outlined.
Being a witness: I am a witness in court: a guide for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- ENABLE Scotland
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A booklet designed for people with learning difficulties about being a witness in court. The booklet describes what a witness is , the experience of going to court, and the roles of the different people in court. It also explains about the help available to someone with learning difficulties who is a witness and where to ask for help.
Learning disability strategy: section 7 guidance on service principles and service responses
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The main focus of this guidance is on the person with a learning disability rather than on their families or carers but ,where appropriate, families and carers are mentioned in the text. The contribution that families and carers can make to the unified assessment process is covered within that guidance and carers are, of course, entitled to their own assessment.
Supporting People: issues for small, specialist and new providers - interim guidance
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Development Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Mental handicap: progress, problems and priorities: a review of mental handicap services in England since the 1971 white paper 'Better services for the mentally handicapped'
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Security
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1980
- Pagination:
- 131p.,diags.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Includes list of circulars and notes for guidance.
Disability Discrimination Act 1995: guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Education and Employment
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Education and Employment
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance issued under section 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 concerning the definition of disability in the Act.
Right support, right care, right culture: how CQC regulates providers supporting autistic people and people with a learning disability
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 49
- Place of publication:
- London
This statutory guidance applies to any service that currently, or intends to, provide regulated care to autistic people and people with a learning disability, including children and young adults, working age adults and older people. It describes the CQC regulatory approach for these services, covering registration, inspection, monitor and enforcement functions. Key requirements providers are expected to demonstrate include: there is a clear need for the service and it has been agreed by commissioners; the size, setting and design of the service meet people’s expectations and align with current best practice; people have access to the community; the model of care, policies and procedures are in line with current best practice. The document includes case studies illustrating how this guidance works in action in adult social care and hospitals. (Edited publisher abstract)
Special educational needs and disability code of practice: 0 to 25 years: statutory guidance for organisations which work with and support children and young people who have special educational needs or disabilities
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publishers:
- Great Britain. Department for Education, Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 292
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25, valid from April 2015. It explains the duties of schools and colleges to provide: reasonable adjustments for disabled children and young people; and extra aids and services for disabled children and young people. The code sets out the principles underpinning the legislation including involving children, young people and parents in decisions about their support, and in planning, commissioning and reviewing services. Key sections cover: impartial information, advice and support; working together across education, health and care for joint outcomes; the local offer; early years providers; schools; further education; preparing for adulthood; education, health and care needs assessments and plans; children and young people in specific circumstances; and resolving disagreements. (Edited publisher abstract)