An animated guide to the Mental Capacity Act produced for the Dorset County Council Mental Capacity Act team. The guide explains the key principles in an easy to understand form. Click here to watch the clip....
XbyX are running peer support for disabled people in Bromley living with physical disability but not receiving support and services paid for by Bromley council. You can have a confidential chat about living with your impairment and see if they can help you find ways to...
Speech by the Secretary of State for Education to the Association of Directors of Children’s Services Conference On Thursday the 5th July, the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds spoke to the Association of Directors of Children’s Services Conference. In what was one of the first...
People with hidden disabilities, including autism and mental health conditions are to be given the right to a Blue Badge. More here...
Read here the consultation draft of the new minimum standards for Information Advice and Support Services (IASS, sometimes known as SENDIASS), a definition of advocacy as used by IASS and a feedback survey: https://councilfordisabledchildren.org.uk/information-advice-and-support-services-network/resources/minimum-standards-iass-draft-consultation These are part of the IAS programme and will be the basis of the...
In December 2016, the Department for Education asked Dame Christine Lenehan to lead an independent review of the experiences and outcomes of children and young people in residential special schools and colleges. Her report ‘Good Intentions, Good Enough?’ was published in November 2017 and the...
