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Guernsey respite centre closes to adults
A Guernsey respite centre for those with physical and learning difficulties will close to adults at the end of the year.
Users of The Croft, in St Sampson, were told in a letter sent last week.
Health Minister Hunter Adam said his department would be meeting with those who required respite care and their carers to discuss the future.
He said the aim was to find out what type of care was needed and provide it in “a more appropriate manner”.
The centre, which is a six-bed residential unit, will continue to provide short breaks for children.
Deputy John Gollop, the States Disability Champion, said he understood the change came from a need to separate children and adults in needs of care.
Mencap welcomes Government SEN proposals
Learning disability charity Mencap has welcomed the Government’s publication of draft provisions to improve the support for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN).
by Dan Parton (Editor) on September 5, 2012 in News
The new publication follows on from the Government’s proposals to reform provision for children and young people with SEN in the green paper Support and Aspiration, published in March 2011, and the subsequent Next Steps document published in May 2012.
These new draft provisions provide for:
- A new duty for joint commissioning which will require local authorities and health bodies to take joint responsibility for providing services
- A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer of services for disabled children and young people and those with SEN
- New protections for young people aged 16-25 in further education and a stronger focus on preparing them for adulthood
- Parents and young people, for the first time, to be entitled to have a personal budget
- Further education colleges, for the first time, and all academies, including free schools, to have the same duties as maintained schools to safeguard the education of children and young people with SEN.
