Children's respite care services

Early day motion 749, tabled 20 July 2020 by Lisa Cameron (Scottish National Party). Signed by 11 members.

That this House acknowledges there are over 1.1 million children with disabilities throughout the UK and highlights the benefits of respite care for those children; raises its concerns about the quality of provision of children’s respite care; notes that according to the Disabled Children’s Partnership there is a funding gap of £434 million for children’s social care services; further notes that common complaints about the respite care system include a lack of communication, lack of transparency and availability of services; recognises that covid-19 has exacerbated those problems with the majority of families? experiencing a suspension in the provision of that care; and calls on the Government to review the respite care system and to place children and their families at the heart of that process.

Signatures by party: Labour 3, Scottish National Party 3, DUP 1, Green 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1.