1) How many disabled children and young people are in your local authority area?
| Number | |
| a) Total Number of disabled children and young people 0-25 years in local authority area | 6926 |
| b) Of those included in the number above, please could you tell us their ethnicity below | |
| Asian | 55 |
| Black | 23 |
| Mixed heritage | 172 |
| White | 6441 |
| Any other Ethnic group | 24 |
| Not known/Refused | 211 |
Please note that the figure for ‘a’ is the number of children and young people 0-25 years known to Devon County Council Childrens’ Social Care who have a recorded disability.
2) How many families with disabled children accessed short breaks between April 2023 and March 2024 (by family we include disabled children or young people 0-25, or their family member such as their parent carer or sibling).
Approximately 1600 – 1800 children and young people were accessing short breaks in April 2023. Devon County Council does not hold information to show trends over the given time period.
3) Overview of short break services in your local authority area
| Question | Number |
| a)The total number of short break services in your area for disabled children and young people and their families aged 0-25 years | |
| b)The total number of individual spaces available in your area for disabled children and young people and their families aged 0-25 years |
In response to questions 3 – 9, Devon County Council does not hold this information. The vast majority of short break services are purchased directly by families through direct payment arrangements so we cannot accurately confirm this information.
4) Of the short break services counted in question 3a and 3b, how many services and places are available by age group.
| Age group | Number of services | Number of Individual Spaces |
| Disabled children and young people <5 years | ||
| Disabled children and young people 5-10 years | ||
| Disabled children and young people 11-15 years | ||
| Disabled children and young people 16-18 years | ||
| Disabled children and young people 19-25 years |
5) Of the short break services counted in question 3a and 3b, how many services and places are available for family members
a)
| Family Member | Number of services | Number of Individual Spaces |
| Disabled children and young people 0-25 years | ||
| Parent Carers | ||
| Sibling |
b) Do all the services above include parent carer drop off or are parent carers required to stay at the session or service whilst their disabled child or young person or their sibling attends?
Y / N
6) Ethnicity
a) Of the short break services counted in question 3a and 3b, how many services and places are targeted to families with disabled children or young people from black, Asian, or mixed ethnic minority groups.
| Services | Number of services | Number of Individual spaces |
| Black | ||
| Asian | ||
| Black or Asian mixed heritage |
b) Please could you provide the ethnicity of families using short break services between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2024
| Services | Number of services | Number of Individual spaces |
| Black | ||
| Asian | ||
| Black or Asian mixed heritage | ||
| White | ||
| Unknown |
7) Of the short break services counted in question 3a and 3b, how many services and places are available to families with disabled children or young people with the following needs:
| Services | Number of services | Number of Individual spaces |
| Communication Needs (such as Makaton, BSL, communication device) | ||
| Gastro Needs (eg PEG fed) | ||
| Oxygen requirements | ||
| Wheelchair needs (self propelling or requiring support) | ||
| Sensory needs (such as sensory rooms or quiet areas) | ||
| Hoist needs | ||
| Personal care needs (such as help toileting or washing) | ||
| Dietary needs (support with eating or drinking and specialised food) | ||
| Medication needs | ||
| Cultural or religious needs (in terms of food preparation or prayer rooms) |
8) Of the short break services counted in question 3a and 3b, what type of organisations are commissioned to provide short break services for families with disabled children or young people out of the local authority area:
| Services | Number of services | Number of Individual spaces |
| Out of area short break services |
9) Of the short break services counted in question 3a and 3b, how many services and places are commissioned for families with disabled children or young people out of the local authority area:
| Organisations | Number of services | Number of Individual spaces |
| Local authority provided | ||
| Private organisations | ||
| Independent | ||
| Community Interest Company or Group | ||
| Charity | ||
| Hospice | ||
| Voluntary Organisations | ||
| Faith or religious based organisations |
10) Of the short break services counted in question 3a and 3b, what times or days are services or places available for families:
| Days / Times | Number of services | Number of Individual spaces |
| Weekdays – daytime | ||
| Weekday – evening | ||
| Weekend – daytime | ||
| Weekend – evening |
Devon County Council does not hold this information. The vast majority of short break services are purchased directly by families through direct payment arrangements so we cannot accurately confirm this information. However families may be accessing short breaks across all of these timescales.
11) Of the short break services counted in question 3a and 3b, how many services and places are available only with direct payments:
Devon County Council does not hold this information. The vast majority of short break services are purchased directly by families through direct payment arrangements so we cannot accurately confirm this information. No services or places would only be available through direct payments. We can also offer managed accounts even if services are not commissioned.
| Services | Number of services | Number of Individual spaces |
| Direct Payments only |
12) Could you tell us the process you have in place with the services that you commission to monitor or review short break sessions with low attendance.
If we have commissioned short break sessions then we are likely to have a contractual arrangement with the provider so low attendance would be picked up through contract monitoring.