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Children and Young Persons Act 2008
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 received Royal Assent on 13 November 2008.
Take action!
The Act introduces an important new duty on local authorities to provide short break services - EDCM supporters can take action here and ask their local authority how they are planning their short breaks services now and beyond 2011 with this new duty in mind.
Background
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 is the Government’s flagship new law to improve outcomes for children and young people who are looked after by the state, or who are at risk of needing to be looked after. This includes many disabled children.
EDCM and our partners lobbied hard to get two key amendments to the Act as it was going through Parliament, as we had specific concerns that the Bill did not adequately address the needs of disabled children.
- The first amendment creates a new duty on local authorities to provide short break services - the first time the law has required local authorities specifically to provide breaks. Follow the link to read our news story on the new duty.
- The second amendment is a new duty to properly support disabled children and their families when children are placed away from home. Read our news story on this new duty.
Downloads
EDCM supporter briefing on the Children and Young Persons Act 2008
EDCM briefing for Commons Third Reading (8 October 2008)
EDCM briefing for Commons Second Reading (16 June 2008)
EDCM amendments and briefing for Lords Committee Stage
Supplementary EDCM briefing for Lords Committee stage
Links
Read our news story on the Care Matters White Paper
Read the Care Matters White Paper here
Support The Children's Society call for a right to independent advocacy
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