Our consultation update includes the current live government consultations, which can be completed by forums or as an individual parent carer.
More details on each consultation and parliamentary inquiry can be found below:
Working Together to Safeguard Children is the multi-agency statutory guidance that sets out expectations for the system that provides help, support and protection for children and their families.
It applies at every level from senior leaders to those in direct practice with families, and across all agencies and organisations that come into contact with children. It gives practitioners clarity about what is required of them individually and how they need to work in partnership with each other to deliver effective services.
Changes are being proposed to the section on the assessment of disabled children.
Working together to safeguard children: changes to statutory guidance Closes 6 Sept
Information sharing advice for safeguarding practitioners.
The DfE is gathering a range of views to help ensure that the information sharing advice provides more clarity, is easily understood, and instils confidence to share information appropriately amongst practitioners.
This includes whether the changes will potential impact those who share protected characteristics such as disability.
Information sharing advice for safeguarding practitioners Closes 6 Sept
Oliver McGowan code of practice on statutory learning disability and autism training
This Department of Health and Social Care consultation considers the extent to which the Oliver McGowan code of practice on statutory learning disability and autism training (the code) provides Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered providers with the necessary guidance.
CQC registered providers are now required to ensure their staff receive learning disability and autism training appropriate to their role.
Views and feedback from this consultation will inform the final version of the code to be laid to parliament.
Oliver McGowan draft code of practice Closes 19 Sept
Disabled people in the housing sector
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee are examining the role of Government, local councils and developers in ensuring the delivery of suitable housing for disabled people and what the Government can do to support disabled tenants in the private rented sector in England.The Committee is seeking evidence on a number of points that may be relevant to parent carers who need access to accessible and adaptable housing in all sectors of housing. It is also looking at how the Disabled Facilities Grant supports housing adaptions, as well as how government can support disabled residents who do not live in new build homes.
Disabled people in the housing sector Closes 21 Sept
Safeguarding vulnerable claimants
The Work and Pensions Committee is to examine how DWP supports vulnerable benefit claimants and whether its approach to safeguarding needs to change.
The Committee is looking to hear from people with lived experiences of these issues, and their families.
The Committee intends to hold a roundtable event with benefit claimants with additional needs to discuss the issues raised in this inquiry.
Further information on how to register your interest will be published on the Committee’s website.
The Committee is looking at the main challenges for vulnerable claimants when making a new benefit claim, as well as improving support for the process.
Supporting vulnerable claimants Closes 13 Oct