Sentences with phrase «of local authority care»

A new survey of over 500 kinship carers — grandparents, aunts, uncles and other family members and friends who've taken on care of children who aren't able to live with their parents — has revealed that as many as 94 % say caring has caused financial hardship, despite many stepping in to keep children out of the local authority care system.

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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.»

Where better engagement is taking place, local authorities are also experiencing cost - savings, through more children being placed with fathers and paternal relatives, instead of being taken into local authority care.

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.

Speaking at a conference hosted by the Local Government Network, Mr Denham said: «Local taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildLocal Government Network, Mr Denham said: «Local taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildLocal taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildlocal authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildings.

The Education Act of 1980 introduced the Assisted Place Scheme which took selected and gifted children out of the state school system and placed them into independent schools; the trade union reform acts abolished the closed shops, secondary picketing and stamped down wild - cat strikes; the Education Act of 1988 introduced City Technology Colleges, which took states schools out of the purview of the Local Education Authority; the 1988 Next Steps development began a transformation of the civil service by fragmenting in up into executive agencies; and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 introduced the internal market into the NHS.

In south west England pro-plain packaging billboards have appeared which are funded by the local Primary Care Trust, by way of the NHS Strategic Health Authority, the Department of Health and ultimately, you - the taxpayer.

These needs may be linked (but are not limited) to drug or alcohol dependencies; severe mental health problems; experiences of domestic violence, institutional experiences, particularly local authority care and prison); involvement in sex work; and participation in «street culture» activities, such as begging, street drinking, and street - level drug dealing or migrant status.

«Government and local authorities need to do more to ensure that care workers are supported in the vital work that they do — a small step towards this goal would be to make some of our recommended changes to the background systems they rely on and we stand by willing and ready to help in any way we can.»

Glance at any local authority budget proposal and I am sure you would find, under the heading «budget pressures», a nod the cost of an aging population, and the anticipated increase in social care clients on the next five years.

«The biggest threat to the human rights of older people receiving care at home is from cuts to adult social care budgets and it is very unclear whether tightening eligibility criteria to care will allow local authorities to continue to meet their human rights obligations,» she said.

«What we will have is a joining - up of the care functions of local authorities with the health functions of the NHS.

«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.»

A «knee - jerk» reaction to the Baby P tragedy could cause damage to the care of children in the long run, local authorities warn.

Currently local authorities provide certain community care services free of charge but this is limited to a six week period only.

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.

Data obtained from 63 local authorities in England by a care charity found that three - fifths now commission 15 - minute visits, despite concerns that short visits «deprive» people of essential care.

Two out of five had been local authority care.

The Villages in Action Toolkit is the latest in a number of publications produced by the Dorset AONB to ensure that local distinctiveness and character of the nationally important protected AONB landscapes are considered by Highways Authorities when caring out their work.

Under the provisions of the poor laws, poor law guardians and juvenile courts were given powers to commit children into the care of local authorities.

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.

Three out of four local authorities in the UK are rationing social care due to limited resources and increased demand, a new report shows today.

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?

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.

Accountability and control will move out of the obscure network of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities, and into the hands of recognisable, visible members of the community: that is, local GPs, working with local nurses and hospital consultants.

The change could end up costing the local authorities a lot more money than the rent on a second bedroom if they have to provide the overnight care that the people like my partner do out of love...

There are two main levels of the NHS which ministers regularly describe as «local» and are concerned with commissioning services: Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs).

Research by leading disability charities on the social care crisis has found that 34 % of working aged disabled people said that local authority cuts to their social care has prevented them from working or volunteering.

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said data in the House of Commons library shows that local authority spending on adult social care has been cut by # 1.8 bn since 2009/10.

«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.»

«We need the frontline clinicians to be astute and notice if they are seeing patients with an unusual infection, or a number of similar infections from a specific location such as a child care center, nursing home or eating facility and then work closely with the state and local health authorities,» said Larry Pickering, MD, a co-author of the guidelines and adjunct professor of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

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.

Hugh Thornbery CBE, chief executive of Adoption UK, said: «Adopted children can be under local authority care one day and then adopted the next, so their needs do not change overnight.

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.

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

With the aim of inspiring young minds together, and supported by # 1 million of Welsh Government funding, the network will include representation from local authority education services, schools and child care settings that deliver the Foundation Phase, regional consortia, Higher Education and third sector organisations which will work together to share expertise, experience, knowledge and best practice.

«Throughout this difficult period I have been working on a daily basis with the local authority and with Public Health England to ensure we are able to take care of everyone to the best of our ability.

Local authorities were told by government in September 2014 that all eligible children with statements of SEN needed to be transferred to education, health and care (EHC) plans by the end of March.

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.

In the healthcare sector we have a proven track - record of working in partnership with clinical commissioning groups (and their predecessor primary care trusts), health boards, local authorities, the emergency services, and private healthcare providers.

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.

The school is part of the Hillcrest Children's Services organisation which runs six schools and is part of the Outcomes First Group, which offers care and educational services in 100 local authorities.

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

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