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Directory resultsCare Act Fact Sheets Including Transition From Children to Adult Care
Please follow the link to access the factsheets below Factsheet 1: General responsibilities of local authorities: prevention, information and advice, and shaping the market of care and support services Factsheet 2: Who is entitled to public care and support? Factsheet 3: Assessing needs and determining…
Support for My Child with SEND in a PVI Nursery Setting
If your child is aged 2, 3 or 4 years, attends a Private, Voluntary or Independent ( PVI ) nursery setting, has a funded nursery place and has Special Educational Needs or Disabilities ( SEND ), the nursery setting can access additional support for your…
Post-16 High Needs Funding
Further education settings (not including independent specialist colleges (ISCs)) are funded through 3 elements: Post 16 SEND Funding System- Element 1- Core Education Funding- Per student funding (as calculated by the national 16-19 funding system) Element 2- High Needs Additional Support Funding- Contribution of £6000…
Non-Maintained and Independent School Placements for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
School Placements for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities General principles Parents have the right to express a preference for a school when their child has a Statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or an Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan. …
NHS Continuing Health Care
NHS continuing healthcare is care outside of hospital that is arranged and funded by the NHS. It is only available for people (over 18 years old, for those under 18 years please see NHS continuing care for Children) who need on-going healthcare and meet the…
Scarlet Fever and Group A Strep
From our colleagues at Alder Hey Children's NHS Trust There are lots of viruses that cause sore throats, colds and coughs circulating, especially over winter. These usually resolve without needing any special medical treatment or medicines. However, children can occasionally develop a bacterial infection on…
Domestic Abuse and Honour Based Violence (HBV) Guidance for Professionals
As I’m sure you are all aware, Domestic Abuse during the lockdown is a very real concern, and family members will be at an increased risk. We need to ensure that we are proactive in asking appropriate and safe questions while families are in lockdown. …
What is Clare's Law? - LDAS
Clare’s Law, or the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) allows any member of the public the right to ask the police if their partner may pose a risk to them. Under Clare’s Law, a member of the public can also make enquiries into the partner…
Travel and Transport
The SEN Home to School Transport Team is based in Newton Road Depot, L13 3HS. Direct telephone numbers to the team are 233 6511 and 233 6513. The team has a general email address for contact: SEN.Transport@liverpool.gov.uk
Social Care
This area is broken down into three sections: Children's Social Care - contains information on the support available through the Local Authority's Children's Social Care Teams and Services. There is additional information on Residential Care, Youth Offending and Short Breaks. Social Care Services - contains…