This sub-review, carried out jointly by the Treasury and the Departmentfor Education and Skills, is just getting started. Evidence is beinggathered and meetings with stakeholders held, providing an unprecedentedopportunity to look at what is really happening in the world of disabledchildren and young people.
The review comes at an interesting time for the sector. Medical andscientific advances mean that the lives of disabled children arechanging. The increasing complexity of disability is coupled with highexpectations from families about the services and opportunities thatshould be available to them.
At the same time, families with disabled children are experiencing anextreme postcode lottery when it comes to services, which in some areasare in a state of crisis. The availability of short breaks is a case inpoint.
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