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LNB NEWS: DfE asks Law Commission to review legislation on social care for disabled children

24 April 2023
Categories: Legal News , Child law , Community care , Education
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The Law Commission has reported that it has been asked by the Department for Education (DfE) to review the legal framework governing the social care of disabled children to ensure that it's fair, modern and accessible.

Lexis®Library update: According to the Commission, the aim of the review is to simplify and strengthen the law to ensure it works for parents, care givers and local authorities. The Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing, Claire Coutinho, has specifically asked for a solution to the patchwork of current legislation, improvements for how the law on social care for disabled children fits in with the law relating to children’s social care more broadly and a route to review the outdated language and definitions underpinning the current law. The Commission intends to release further information on the scope and timeline of the review once the project is formally agreed.

Source: Law Commission invited to review legislation on social care for disabled children

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 21 April 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk

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