Legal Rights

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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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Factsheet: Complaints, Public Bodies and Government Guidance

The law that parents of disabled children and their supporters may have to deal with can be very complicated. We ...
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Coronavirus Act: an Overview for England and Wales

By now you will probably be aware of the Coronavirus Act 2020 (The Act) and its potential impact on social ...
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Getting school transport for your disabled child

In October 2019, Margaret contacted our LEaP Project to thank us for the information within our to School Transport Guide ...
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An Introduction to Sophie and Legal Entitlements

Sophie after running the Cardiff Half Marathon Hi- I’m Sophie and I’m the Legal Entitlements and Problem Solving (LEaP) Project ...
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School Transport for Nat

Our Legal Entitlements and Problem-solving (LEaP) Project helped Nat get transport to school and as a thank you he has ...
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LEaP Project Helps Family to get a Continence Assessment at Home

Earlier this year, our Legal Entitlements and Problem-Solving (LEaP) Project supported a family who had been told that their son’s ...
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