The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published the second of two reports from its national safeguarding practice review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex needs in residential settings...
Urgent calls for reform after horrific abuse of young people at private care homes
The government’s child safeguarding advisers have urged major reforms to protect severely disabled young people in residential care after “horrific and shocking” abuse revelations at a string of homes run by a private...
Disabled people facing ‘significant’ cuts to support
Disabled people and their families are facing “significant reductions” in access to support workers, day-care services and respite care, new research has found. Read the full article on this link to BBC...
Disabled children
The Disabled Children’s Partnership has published research into the experiences of disabled children and their families in England. Findings from a survey of over 2,000 families include: 1 in 5 parents said that their...
Less than one in five councils offer ‘sufficient childcare for children with disabilities’, Coram warns
Local authorities in England are struggling to provide enough early years places, particularly for children with disabilities, according to a report published by charity Coram Family and Childcare Read the full article...
Disabled children ‘failed and forgotten’ by government, survey finds
The poll of 2,200 parents and carers of disabled children, released ahead of the government’s response to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) review expected next month, finds that local authorities...
