Charity spending: a question of priorities
Rescare member, Duncan Drown, has written to tell us that, following the publication of a letter in The Times last year signed by the heads of several prominent charities – Learning Disability Coalition (Anthea Sully), People First (Andrew Lee), Mencap (Mark Goldring), National Autistic Society, National Forum for People with Learning Difficulties, Down’s Syndrome Association, […]
Just a question of terminology? A Rescare member writes…
The following letter from Rescare member Duncan Drown was submitted to the Guardian earlier this year. To the Editor of the Guardian Re the article in the Society Section 14.8.13: would the often demanding and complex needs of the children described be bettered served if the term used to describe them were changed from the […]
Open consultation – Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice and regulations
The Children and Families Bill, currently in Parliament, will bring radical changes to the special educational needs (SEN) framework, subject to royal assent. The Department for Education and the Department of Health are consulting on a draft new (age) 0 to 25 SEN code of practice. The code is statutory guidance. They are also consulting […]
Cumulative impact assessment petition
The Government has agreed to consider for debate a cumulative impact assessment of cuts and changes that affect people with disabilities and their family carers – if the number of signatories reaches over 100,000. Around 44,000 more signatures are needed before the petition closes on 12th December this year. The petition also calls for an […]
Giving evidence to the Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act…
The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) has issued an excellent and comprehensive ‘unofficial guide’ on how to submit evidence to the Lords Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Download the document via the link on this webpage: http://bihr.org.uk/news/new-guide-bihrs-unofficial-guide-to-the-select-committee-on-the-mental-capacity-act-2005 Details of the Select Committee consultation are available here:
Law Commission consultation on hate crime, disability and aggravated offences
The Law Commission is offering interested parties, which will include many parents and carers, the opportunity to take part in a nationwide consultation on hate crime and sentencing policy. The consultation period ends on 27 September 2013. The Law Commission has been asked to consider the case for reforming the law to reflect in legislation […]
NICE invites parents and carers to contribute to guidelines on learning disability and challenging behaviour…
From the NICE website: Become a carer or parent member of the group developing a guideline about the prevention and interventions for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges… The Public Involvement Programme and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Healthare looking for applications from carers and parents to be […]
NDTi seeks evidence for review of advocacy services
The NDTi ( National Development Team for inclusion) has been granted funding from the National Institute for Health Research’s School of Social Care Research (SSCR) to gather and review the evidence available on the impact of different types of advocacy for people who need support. The review is being carried out to achieve 3 main […]
Direct payments for healthcare: public consultation opens – have your say.
The DoH website has just announced the publication of the Spring 2013 edition of ‘Update’, its personal health budgets information sheet. The lead story is a consultation on direct payments for healthcare (to run from 1st March to April 26th): A public consultation on changes to the regulations for direct payments for healthcare is published […]
Charles Henley: e-petition still available for signature
Rescare’s friend, Charles Henley, publisher of the website http://learningdisabilitiesproblems.co.uk, has written to us to alert us to the following: Charles has ‘upgraded’ the Bulletin Board section of his website, improving functionality and adding content. Please take a look… His e-petition to H.M. Government http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/36834 (“Establish a new agency specifically to identify and implement policies appropriate to […]