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<p>Long-term funding for local government services, including children’s services,
will be considered at this year’s Spending Review. My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer has announced that - assuming a Brexit deal is agreed over the next
few weeks – he will launch the Spending Review (from 2020-21 to 2022-23) before the
summer recess, to conclude alongside Budget in the autumn. The department has already
begun work to be well prepared.</p><p>The government is committed to ensuring all
disabled children and their families lead safe, fulfilling lives, and appreciates
the ongoing work of the Disabled Children’s Partnership in this respect.</p><p>‘Working
Together to Safeguard Children’ sets out how local authorities should provide effective,
evidence-based services to protect and promote the welfare of children, including
disabled children. The guidance was updated on 04 July 2018 and states that it is
better to provide services addressing needs early, rather than reacting later. The
statutory duty to provide short breaks, introduced in 2011, falls on local authorities.</p>
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