Sentences with phrase «local authority care for»

Statutory guidance on Junior ISAs for children and young people who have been in local authority care for 12 months or more.

Children who have been in local authority care for one day or more also attract # 1,900 of pupil premium funding.

Not exact matches

An NHS England spokesman said: «All health bodies and local authorities with responsibility for adult social care are required under the Equality Act to ensure that no patient is discriminated against.

She said: «The local authority has satisfied itself that the foster carer has not behaved in any way which is inconsistent with their provision of warm and appropriate care for the child.»

Whatever your specific requirements, the Fatherhood Institute can develop audit solutions for your local authority and / or primary care trust.

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) has the role of championing children's best interests in the family court system — so if you end up in court fighting for custody of your child, or if the local authority takes out care proceedings, a CAFCASS social worker will be assigned to the case.

Whilst we are a child care organisation, we don't think a useful distinction can be made between the interests of children and their parents, unless a child faces serious harm from one or both parents, when it is clearly our duty to refer the matter to local authorities or the police for an investigation.

Section 41 of the Act allows the Secretary of State, by order, to publish a list of approved independent special institutions (Independent Special Schools — England and Wales and Special Post-16 institutions) for the purposes of satisfying Section 38 (Preparation of an Education, Health and Care plan by local authorities) of the Act.

«The Human Rights Act and the European convention on human rights have been instrumental in preventing local authorities from snooping on law - abiding families, in removing innocent people from the national DNA database, in preventing rapists from cross-examining their victims in court, in defending the rights of parents to have a say in the medical treatment of their children, in holding local authorities to account where they have failed to protect children from abuse, in protecting the anonymity of journalists» sources, and in upholding the rights of elderly married couples to be cared for together in care homes.»

Wouldn't it be better and fairer to spend precious NHS funds on paying for NHS and local authority care?

However, much work needs to be done on the integration of health and social care and the related issue of payment for residential adult social care, as well as the change back to local authority control of school education.

But it will struggle to implement this, the NAO added, because the Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and Strategic Health Authorities which are responsible for driving efficiency are set to be scrapped by 2013 - to be replaced by local consortia of GPs.

Sadly, for this group of homeless people, problems of anti-social behaviour could be traced back through a lifetime of exclusion, characterised by traumatic childhood experiences, including parental addiction, bereavement, going into local authority care, neglect and physical and sexual abuse.

Combined with disproportionately high cuts to funding for local authorities in the north and years of lower economic investment by government in the English regions compared to the capital, how do we get Westminster to care more about the north?

It comes as it emerged ministers will tomorrow announce that local authorities will be allowed to raise council tax bills by 6 % over the next two years to help raise cash for social care.

«For too long, children in care have been let down by local authorities and the family justice system.»

The government will measure the efficiently of local authorities by measuring the average time taken for a child to be adopted once put into care, the proportion of children who wait longer for adoption than they should, and the average time taken for an adopter to be found.

«We will... limit contributory Employment and Support Allowance for those in the Work Related Activity Group to one year... increase the age threshold for the shared - room rate in housing benefit... give local authorities greater flexibility to manage council tax... align the rules for the mobility and care elements of Disability Living Allowance.»

North Harrow HA2 7SA About Blog 24 Seven Fostering Services provides foster homes for children who are looked after by Local Authorities and who are deemed to be in need of substitute care.

The Department for Education issued statutory guidance in July 2014 which requires the appointment of a Virtual School Head (VSH) in every local authority and the provision of a Personal Education Plan (PEP) for every child in care - but not for adopted children.

Key Measures Special educational needs key measures include a single assessment process (0 - 25) which is more streamlined, better involves children, young people and families and is completed quickly; An Education Health and Care Plan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their support.

With # 15 million set to go to eight new Partners in Practice, to expand a peer support programme between local authorities to improve children's services, and the other # 2 million being invested in improving leadership in children's social care services, which will be delivered through the Local Government Association (LGA), the funding will deliver hands - on peer support to other councils, to help improve outcomes for more children and their familocal authorities to improve children's services, and the other # 2 million being invested in improving leadership in children's social care services, which will be delivered through the Local Government Association (LGA), the funding will deliver hands - on peer support to other councils, to help improve outcomes for more children and their famiLocal Government Association (LGA), the funding will deliver hands - on peer support to other councils, to help improve outcomes for more children and their families.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

The legal framework in relation to the code of practice indicated that under Section 25 of the Children and Families Act 2014 local authorities (Schools) should ensure integration between educational provision, health and social care provisions, where this would promote wellbeing and improve the quality of provision for disabled young people and those with SEN. (page 38 of the Code of Practice).

The research involved surveying 1,100 school leaders, the results of which suggested that 82 per cent of mainstream schools in England do not have sufficient funding to adequately provide for pupils with SEND; 89 per cent of school leaders believe cuts to local authority services have had a detrimental impact on the support their school receives for pupils with SEND; three - quarters of schools have pupils who have been waiting longer than expected for assessment of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan; and 88 per cent of school leaders think initial teacher training does not adequately prepare teachers to support pupils with SEND.

Finally, schools and SENCOs will need to be geared up to review existing statements of SEN for children in their care with the local authority in order to convert current statements to EHC plans — a duty which must take effect from September 2014 to 2017.

Where a local education authority proposes to name the Academy in an education and health care plan made in accordance with section 324 of the Education Act 1996, the Academy will consent to being named, except where admitting the child would be incompatible with the provision of efficient education for other children; and where no reasonable steps may be made to secure compatibility.

Local authority virtual heads, who oversee children in care, should work with psychologists to develop training courses for teachers, it says.

A template local authorities can use to tell alternative education providers how to claim the pupil premium for children adopted from care.

Schools will also receive # 1,900 for each pupil who has left local authority care because of one of the following:

Local council support schemes: From April 2013 each local authority is responsible for providing help to its residents struggling with an emergency, such as you or your families» health being at risk, not being able to afford to buy food, needing help to stay in your own home and coming out of care, hospital or prLocal council support schemes: From April 2013 each local authority is responsible for providing help to its residents struggling with an emergency, such as you or your families» health being at risk, not being able to afford to buy food, needing help to stay in your own home and coming out of care, hospital or prlocal authority is responsible for providing help to its residents struggling with an emergency, such as you or your families» health being at risk, not being able to afford to buy food, needing help to stay in your own home and coming out of care, hospital or prison.

If the threats have escalated into actions that have harmed a cat you care for, contact your local authorities to report the crime and see our information on what to do if cats you care for have been harmed or killed.

Bob Baker, executive director of the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, attributes the decline to the passage of the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act which raised standards of care and gave authority to the attorney general to prosecute non-compliant or unlicensed kennels (prior to that prosecutions were handled by local district attorneys more sympathetic with puppy millers, he said.)

Further, we strongly oppose subjecting small, in - home breeders with as few as 5 breeding females to federal regulations, forcing them to give up their privacy and requiring them to replace living and care standards that are appropriate for household pets with ones designed for large commercial settings, especially when oversight from state and local authorities and the AKC is available in many cases at no additional cost to the taxpayer.

StrayCatAlliance.org, a national nonprofit advocacy organization for the humane care, rescue and protection of cats, opposes local authorities» plan to trap and kill stray, feral and free - roaming cats in the area.

Contact your local animal care and control agency, agricultural extension agent, or local emergency management authorities for information about shelters in your area.

Caring for Canines works with Barb's Dog Rescue and local authorities to host low - cost wellness clinics that offer spay / neuter services for dogs in need.

This section also spells out the authority of the local jurisdiction to hold an administrative hearing and offers recommendations for disposition (restrictions on care and control or euthanasia).

This case is critical to any discussion of care for all animals (adults and litters) in a kennel because it forces breeders and authorities who enforce state and local laws to see and treat each animal as a pet and companion.

Annabel concludes: «An appointed deputy or attorney, whether a local authority professional or a family member, plays a vital role in developing appropriate care packages for those who are unable to make decisions for themselves.

A care order application will normally propose a permanent removal, as the Adoption Agency Regulations Guidance places an onus on social services to provide a permanent placement for any child who has been in their care for a period of more than four months, and until April last year local authorities received large cash incentives for reaching government targets based on the number of children adopted out of care.

Changes would include, Government departments would not have to charge other Government departments for their services, such as changes to the fee Local Authorities pay to issue care proceedings.

The format of the Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans — the documents specifying a child's special educational, health and social care needs — used by different local authorities also varied significantly, with ramifications for parents and presenting particular challenges for those who advise tCare (EHC) plans — the documents specifying a child's special educational, health and social care needs — used by different local authorities also varied significantly, with ramifications for parents and presenting particular challenges for those who advise tcare needs — used by different local authorities also varied significantly, with ramifications for parents and presenting particular challenges for those who advise them.

Re T (A Child)[2017] EWCA Civ 1889 (23 November 2017)-- Family Law Act 1996 Pt 4 non-molestation order is available to local authority for child in care against molestation (threatened attempts to contact child) by mother and her cohabitant.

The defendant, her local authority, was required by s 47 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 to assess needs, and to decide by reference to that assessment whether the provision of relevant services was required before making arrangements for the provision of those services.

On the same date the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) introduced revised statutory guidance for care and supervision order proceedings («Court Orders» of the Children Act guidance under s 7 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970) and a new practice direction for the use and instruction of experts in family proceedings relating to children.

The «ordinary residence» rules are important because place of ordinary residence determines which local authority is responsible for providing a person's community care services.

In this case, the EAT considered whether there had been a service provision change where the provision of adult care packages for a local authority was fragmented and allocated to multiple providers.

In effect, she accepted the submission of the local authority, recorded at paragraph 34 above, that the decision in relation to whether the child should be placed in the care of the grandmother was not a question for the court.

In Smith v Northamptonshire County Council [2009] UKHL 27, the law lords held that a local authority was not liable for the injury of a care worker when using a defective wheelchair ramp at a client's home.