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Local authorities and regional adoption agencies can apply for therapeutic funding for eligible adoptive, special guardianship order and child arrangement order families.
Guide to the regulations on providing supported accommodation for children and young people. It includes the quality standards that all supported accommodation providers must meet.
A guide on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
A guide for early years settings on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.
Information for local authorities on how to provide short break care (otherwise known as respite care) to disabled children.
How to help different groups respond to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) consultation.
Statutory guidance about providing short breaks for disabled children to improve their welfare and quality of life.
Summary of the main changes and provisions of the act and how they may affect children and families.
Guidance for local authorities, health commissioners, parents and young people on the trial to extend powers of the SEND tribunal.
Guide for young people on how to resolve special education needs and disability (SEND) disagreements.
Information on the 14 local authorities who have been selected as trailblazers for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.
National minimum standards of care for providers of holiday schemes for disabled children (HSDC).
Guidance to support local authorities in England to develop and promote their local Start for Life offers.
A guide for local authorities about education, health and care (EHC) plans for 19- to 25-year-olds with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
Guidance for health professionals on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
Statutory guidance for professionals supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in residential settings.
This implementation guidance supports local authorities to include the voices of families as they design, deliver and improve their Start for Life offer.
Funding for carrying out special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms.
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