Q: After
all we have been through this last three years, and all the repeated
failings, I can see children being without the provision they need for longer. I am worried
sick about the changes and losing our rights. It is hard enough now and my second child with complex needs is just coming in to
the SEN system.
IPSEA's answer:
At this moment, the draft proposals do not preserve children's existing
rights and the limited improvements (i.e. extension of the EHC plan to 25
years and the application
of the law to Academies) are things that could easily be done by
amending existing legislation. So why do it? What
the new proposals do not do is cut red tape or provide a combined
assessment across education, health and social care. They do not
improve things for us as parents. For
example, we will still need to have a core assessment of our child's
social care needs to access direct payments for respite care. The
SEND tribunal will only be able to decide cases based on educational
reasons. Our children are still being seen as "segments
of an orange" rather than as "whole" children.
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