Issue details

Section 25 of the Children and Young Persons Act requires local authorities to provide Short Breaks for families with disabled children. This is set out in the Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011 (or Short Breaks Regulations 2011), which require local authorities to
do three things:
? To ensure that, when making short break provision, they have regard to the needs of
different types of carers, not just those who would be unable to continue to provide care
without a break;
? To provide a range of short breaks, as appropriate, during the day, night, at weekends
and during the school holidays; and
? To provide parents with a short breaks services statement detailing the range of available breaks and any eligibility criteria attached to them.

Following part of the Short Breaks Service Review, and through recent market engagement research. It was found that there is a limited amount of providers offering Short Break activities regularly, leaving less choice for SEND young people. The need for the Capital Grant to support new providers to register as a provider on the DPS will add extra value and sustainability to deliver additional activities for this cohort.