The Department for Education does not directly fund organisations to deliver short breaks and respite services for disadvantaged children, young people and their families; this is done at the local authority level.<\/p>
In the case of disabled children and young people however, the Department for Education has made available to local authorities £800 million to invest in short breaks services between April 2011 and March 2015, through unringfenced grants. In 2011-12 and 2012-13, an additional £40 million of capital funding per annum was made available to local authorities to invest in short breaks equipment and infrastructure, also in unringfenced grants. It has been for local authorities to decide how to use this funding to provide the short breaks provision for disabled children that is needed locally and to support access to it.<\/p>
While the Department does not directly fund providers of short breaks for disabled children, it has funded a number of organisations over the last five financial years to help increase access to such provision and to improve its quality.<\/p>
A table setting out details of the fnding has been placed in the House Library.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1605", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Timpson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Crewe and Nantwich"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Edward Timpson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-05-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-05-12T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-05-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations have received how much funding from his Department aimed at supporting access to short breaks and respite provision for children, young people and their families experiencing all types of disadvantage in each of the last five financial years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3926", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Maynard"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Blackpool North and Cleveleys"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Maynard"} ], "uin" : "197809"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49828", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49828/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Schools are already required to support children with long term medical conditions, and this would include suffers of neurofibromatosis. Non-statutory guidance is available to schools, \u201cManaging Medicines in Schools and Early Years Settings\u201d, to help them manage medicines and supporting children with medical needs such as this.<\/p>
From September 2014, there will be a new duty, (introduced in the Children and Families Act 2014), on governing bodies of maintained schools (and proprietors of academies) to make arrangements to support pupils at school with medical conditions and to have regard to statutory guidance. The proposed text of the guidance (upon which we have consulted publicly) is available on GOV.UK so that schools can prepare for implementation in the autumn term. It sets out the requirements on schools to support children with medical conditions, which we would expect them to apply to conditions like neurofibromatosis.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4270", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Nash"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Nash"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-05-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-05-14T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-05-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review special educational needs assessments to ensure that the needs of neurofibromatosis sufferers are taken fully into account by education services; and if so, when.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3504", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Bassam of Brighton"} ], "uin" : "HL6839"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49829", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49829/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Guidance given to schools and colleges is a matter for the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation and I have asked its Chief Regulator Glenys Stacey to write directly to Lord Bassam of Brighton. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Lords Library.<\/p>
<\/p>
Financial Year<\/p><\/td> | Local authority expenditure on | Local authority expenditure on | Annual totals<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2008-09<\/p><\/td> | 114,657,000<\/p><\/td> | 58,216,000<\/p><\/td> | 172,873,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2009-10<\/p><\/td> | 151,043,000<\/p><\/td> | 77,806,000<\/p><\/td> | 228,849,00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2010-11<\/p><\/td> | 212,623,000<\/p><\/td> | 70,083,000<\/p><\/td> | 282,706,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2011-12<\/p><\/td> | 221,822,000<\/p><\/td> | 66,713,000<\/p><\/td> | 288,535,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2012-13<\/p><\/td> | 225,037,000<\/p><\/td> | 61,416,000<\/p><\/td> | 286,453,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4270", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Nash"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Nash"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-05-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-05-14T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-05-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the removal of ring-fenced funding for short breaks for disabled children under the Aiming High programme; and what is their assessment of (1) the number of short breaks that were funded under Aiming High for disabled children in 2007\u201308 and in each year since, and (2) the number of short breaks that were publicly funded through other delivery partners over the same time period.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1827", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Uddin"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Uddin"} ], "uin" : "HL6870"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49890", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49890/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans will be introduced from September 2014. The Children and Families Act 2014 ensures that eligibility for an EHC plan remains the same as it is now for a statement of special educational needs (SEN). Therefore, we expect all children and young people who have a statement, who would have continued to have one under the current system, to be transferred to an EHC plan: no child or young person should lose their statement and not have it replaced with an EHC plan simply because the system is changing.<\/p> We expect the overall number of EHC plans to be greater than the number of statements of SEN because the eligibility for EHC plans is the same as for statements, and in addition EHC plans will be available for young people up to age 25 where necessary.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4270", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Nash"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Nash"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-05-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-05-14T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-05-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of people likely to qualify for an education, health and care plan; and how that number will compare to the number with a statement of specialeducational needs.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1827", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Uddin"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Uddin"} ], "uin" : "HL6871"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49930", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/49930/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " When community schools convert to academies, the freehold is retained by the local authority and a lease is granted to the academy trust.<\/p> There are strict rules protecting publicly-funded land used by academies, regardless of who holds the freehold. This is set out in published guidance, which is available at:<\/p> www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice<\/a><\/p> A copy of the guidance has been placed in the House Library.<\/p> The Department for Education does not hold information about the average value of land used for academies, or about the legal costs associated with establishing leasehold or freehold arrangements.<\/p> Academies are run by academy trusts, which are charities limited by guarantee \u2013 academies are not operated by private companies.<\/p>"}
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