Our Legal Rights Service Helps Family With Parent Carer Needs Assessment
Elena got in touch with our Legal Rights Service after her local authority (LA) repeatedly refused to undertake a standalone ...
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Autism and Lack of Social Care Support – Can You Help?
Our Legal Entitlements and Problem Solving Project (LEaP) is looking for a family in the Yorkshire area to be interviewed ...
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Guidance in England for Returning to School
The following information relates to England only. It does not apply to Wales. In England, the Prime Minister has announced ...
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Parent Carers Needs Assessments
Our Legal Entitlements and Problem-Solving (LEaP) Project has received a request from a parent explaining that her local authority has ...
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‘Vulnerable’ Does Not Mean ‘at Risk of Harm’
Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, we have heard people who are more likely to be ‘at risk’ by ...
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Guidance for Councils and Care Providers During the Coronavirus Crisis
Back in March, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) suspended all casework activity that demands information from, or ...
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One Family’s Experience of a ‘Child in Need’ Assessment
In England and Wales, local authorities are under a duty to assess the social care needs of children who meet ...
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Children’s Services Duties ‘Relaxed’ in England but not in Wales
England A new set of regulations came into force in England on Friday 23 April which have controversially relaxed some ...
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Welsh Government Issues New Guidance
On 21 April the Welsh Government issued new guidance on how children’s services should operate during the Covid-19 outbreak. The ...
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Direct Payments and Prepaid Cards Success for LEaP Project
Sophie, our LEaP Project co-ordinator, explains how we helped families with disabled children in one particular English local authority. The ...
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