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Review of Short Breaks Provision for Children with Disabilities

 

 

Meeting: 07/06/2016 - Cabinet (Item 7)

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Minutes:

Background:

 

This report sought Cabinet approval to consult on proposals for how families would access community based Short Breaks Provision, the suggested eligibility criteria for Short Breaks and the proposal that Direct Payments be the main vehicle by which families purchase Short Breaks.  The consultation exercise, with all interested parties, would run from June until September 2016.

 

The Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered the report on 26 May 2016 and its comments were set out in paragraph 7 of the report.

 

A Diversity Impact Assessment was included in the report at Appendix 1.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

84/2016

The Cabinet agreed that officers commence consultation (running from June – September 2016) on the proposals for short breaks provision, as outlined in section 3 of the report.

 

Reasons:

 

The proposals set out in this report would better ensure that Medway was able to target its resources at Medway children and those families in greatest need.