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Children and young persons, England: the breaks for carers of disabled children regulations 2011: statutory instrument 2011 no. 707
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Acts, Bills
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
These regulations cover the duty of local authorities to make provisions for short break care for carers of disabled children and the types of services which must be provided.
Pilots aim high for short break success
- Author:
- PARSONS Emma
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.3.09, 2009, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how Derbyshire Council and Gloucestershire Council used government funding to improve their short breaks services for disabled children and their families.
Disabled children's access to childcare (DCATCH) pilot activity: information for local authorities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides early information about DCATCH pilot activity. DCATCH is investigating ways of achieving better access to childcare for disabled children and young people in 10 pilot areas of England. It was made possible by funding of £35 million from the Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) program. Work began in September 2008 and is likely to run to 2011. Different activities are in place in the different pilot areas, but all aim to identify and address gaps in local provision in partnership with families and to explore ways to increase the quality and range of childcare available. Improvement of data collection is important and DCATCH is piloting the Benchmarking and Planning tool to establish baseline measure for quantitative and qualitative data relating to childcare arrangements for the families of disabled children and to track service improvements over time. Other DCATCH activities include consulting with families to identify gaps in childcare services and to establish local priority actions, improving information provided to families and supporting families to make choices. DCATCH is also investigating affordability and cost of childcare, workforce development of childcare providers, and increasing capacity, inclusion and improving quality of childcare.
Balancing the Act: the impact of the Children Act 1989 on family link services for children with disabilities
- Authors:
- MACADAM Margaret, ROBINSON Carol
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 76p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The main aim of the study was to assess the extent to which the Family Placement Regulations have been implemented by family link services, to evaluate the impact regulations have had, and in particular to see whether they improved practice in placing children with disabilities. The study was carried out in two stages. Initially, a postal survey was conducted with all family link services for children in England and Wales. The second stage involved a detailed study of six family link services to see how they were operating under the Children Act. Recommendations are made.
Community care in a rural setting: challenging the myth
- Authors:
- COPE Richard, PALFREY Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 1, 1997, pp.33-45.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This study explores the impact of the NHS and Community Care Act (1990) upon a rural community in South West England. The research draws on the views of service users and practitioners with regard to the provision of support services. Results of the research found a marked degree of reliance on family carers and indicates that vulnerable people and their carers hold pessimistic views about the prospects for their continued support by medical and social services agencies.