Disabled Children's Social Care Consultation
Introduction
We are conducting a review of the legal framework governing social care for disabled children in England to ensure that the law is fair, modern and accessible, allowing children with disabilities to access the support they need.
In this review, we have been asked to look at disabled children’s social care law and consider whether it sufficiently meets the needs of disabled children and their families.
When we talk about “disabled children’s social care law” we are referring to the body of rules which determine:
(1) whether a disabled child can obtain help from social services to meet their needs;
(2) what help they can obtain; and
(3) how they go about obtaining it.
The responses to this consultation will inform the next stages of this
project. We aim to produce a final report with recommendations in 2025.