Government may abolish statutory duties of local authorities: Please email your MP

[BakeliteBelle]

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Seems unbelievable they may get rid of the statutory duties to provide short breaks - hasn't that one just been achieved?

This Government really stinks.

Equal access to education?? How can they "withdraw" that right???

It says this:

"Other duties they are proposing to withdraw include the right for disabled children to:
receive social care support such as short breaks (respite) and childcare;
positive activities in the community;
equal access to education; and
school transport."

I knew this lot were arseholes but

How the bloody hell can they justify removing childcare and equal access to education? . The other things are bad enough, but those two aspects really show they don't care. Still, with their heads so far up their arses it's not surprising they are talking crap .

I don't really don't understand this government. How do these people sleep at night! So much for DC understanding the needs of parents of disabled children!

But won't the Human Rights Act and European legislation protect these rights?

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I would have thought so, thetimetravellerswife. My mind boggles at the thought that they have even considered taking away the right to equal access to education? And at the same time making sweeping changes to disability over the next few years? It's not looking good.....

Its OK we're all in it together, some of us more than others it would seem!! I do despair of this government they have no idea of how these things impact on our lives, its only disabled children and they don't really count in the "big society" do they? AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGG

What I don't understand is how come this is the first we've heard of it? And why aren't more people upset and complaining over it?

Argh, tried to bring up the spreadsheet to read and send in comments and it won't come up on my computer. grrrrrr

Many people probably aren't even aware of it, because if it doesn't directly concern them and if the media aren't bothered about reporting it, it will pass under people's radar. Which is exactly what the government wants.
Still, cheer up eh? We've got bread and circuses a lovely royal wedding to look forward to .

Come on everyone, this campaign has only had 401 emails of support so far!! Surely more in England people care than that?????

ps - its only applicable in England, thankx to devolution, phew...

This link is to the info plus where has a link where you can send in your opinion. Think it's until 25 April 2011. Would love to see loads of people send in telling them that it's not on!

remove equal access to education They are vile
They will be in breach of the equality act surely?

Surely this contravenes the UN's rights of a child re the equal access to education?

This will be an unlit fuse if they do this as disability affects the highest and lowest families in the land when they least expect it. It removes a fundamental principle of ANY civilised society.

Childcare, respite etc is "just" cruel and throws families into poverty instead of allowing parents to be tax payers and reducing costs of children put into care. Education is fundamental. Or is this what they want - were the old institutions cheaper to administer? Are we going back to the days of "hide them away and forget about them?".

We need to keep this thread at the top of the page to raise awareness.

The March on 11th May is looking like an interesting prospect! Especially gievn I am currently threatening LA with not meeting statutory obligations!

Someone on sn said to me, if they could walk a day in our dc shoes.....oh I wish they could!

oh good lord, i forgot to post the link... lol

www.communities.gov.uk/localgovernment/decentralisation/tacklingburdens/reviewstatutoryduties/

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I think the key thing here is the lack of consultation. (No, I know the KEY thing is removing all our kids' legal entitlements and leaving them and us utterly shafted, but bear with me...) Hasn't the govt just been successfully sued or had some other sort of legal action over cancelling the schools building programme? And wasn't that mostly because they had failed to follow a proper consultation process? They can't push this through without consultation docs and green papers and stuff, or they'll be taken to the cleaners. No?

You know bochead thats exactly what i thought.

let's hope so - self-serving liars

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bump again. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE email your MP and that horror Pickles