The move will come as a blow to campaigners, who warn the measure is crucial if the basic needs of disabled children and their families, as set out under the children's national service framework, are to be met. The news came at the launch of a guide for services catering for children with complex disabilities, which is designed to help implement the framework. Delegates at a conference held by the Council for Disabled Children on progress in implementing the framework, launched last September, heard how the...