I would be grateful if you could you please provide a copy of your councils policies on all SEND and Social Care Services for children and adults with disabilities, this is not exhaustive to be inclusive of:
Accessing Educational Psychologist
School Nursing
Alternative Provision
EHCP Assessments and Reviews
EHCP Personal Budgets and direct payments
SEN provision
Short Breaks Services
Carers Assessments
Carer support
Transition to adult care
Transport Policy
Disabilities Team
Disability Facilities Grants
Education welfare attendance fines.
Please provide any other policies relevant but not listed.
Most of Devon County Council’s (DCC’s) policies are generic rather than specific to people with disabilities, but would apply to people with disabilities. The Adult Social Care policies can be found on this DCC webpage. The Children’s Social Care policies can be found on this DCC webpage.
DCC’s Education Transport Policies can be found on this DCC webpage.
Further guidance is available in relation to alternative provision
Information is also available online concerning School absence penalty notices – Education and Families (devon.gov.uk)
Information on the offer for young carers can be found on the Devon Children and Families partnership website here:- Young carers – Devon Children and Families Partnership (dcfp.org.uk)
This also signposts to information available to young carers on the Devon Young Carers website here Young Carers | Westbank
Information on Early Help offer for families which is connected can also be found here on the DCFP website :- Early Help – Devon Children and Families Partnership (dcfp.org.uk)
Where there are safeguarding concerns relating to a young carer and real concerns of inappropriate caring responsibilities they may be adopting, a MASH enquiry may need to be made. Information around MASH is also included on the Devon Children and Families partnership :- Make a request for support or report a child safety concern – Devon Children and Families Partnership (dcfp.org.uk)