Decision details
Every Disabled Child Matters
PDF 36 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Every Disabled Child Matters is a campaign by the Council for Disabled Children to promote the rights of disabled children and young people by encouraging Local Authorities to sign up to a charter of objectives. This report reviews our services against these objectives and recommends the local authority signs the EDCM charter.
Decision:
(1) To ADOPT the Every Disabled Child Matters Charter on behalf of the Council;
(2) To AUTHORISE the Cabinet Member for Early Years, Children and Youth to sign the Charter on behalf of the Council.
Reasons for the decision:
The Council will meet all the objectives in the EDCM Charter by October 2011 so it is appropriate to sign up
Alternative options considered:
None
Report author: Liz Price
Publication date: 14/07/2011
Date of decision: 13/07/2011
Decided at meeting: 13/07/2011 - Cabinet
Effective from: 22/07/2011
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