Local campaigning

Disabled Children's Charters

EDCM wants meeting the needs of disabled children and their families to be a priority for every local area. To support Local Authorities (LAs) and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to commit to meeting their responsibilities towards disabled children, EDCM launched the Disabled Children's Charters in 2008.

EDCM subsequently launched the Disabled Children's Charter for Health and Wellbeing Boards in 2013, to ensure the new health system met the needs of disabled children and their families.

Find out more about the Disabled Children's Charter for Health and Wellbeing Boards (launched 2013).

Find out more about the Local Authority Disabled Children's Charter (launched 2008, revised and relaunched 2011).

Find out more about the Primary Care Trust Disabled Children's Charter (launched 2008 - PCTs were replaced by the Health and Social Care Act 2012).

Short Breaks

Short breaks provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to spend time away from their primary carers. In 2006, parents told parliamentary hearings that 'the lack of short breaks was the biggest single cause of unhappiness with service provision'.

Find out how EDCM and our supporters have been campaigning to improve short break provision by local authorities.