The Government is keen to ensure that the significant investment being made in short breaks results in changes that not only transform the volume of provision available, but also transform the quality, appropriateness, range, and capacity of provision to meet the needs of those eligible children and young people who are commonly unable to access provision. These expectations are set out in the short break Full Service Offer (FSO) for families with disabled children and children with complex health needs. The FSO is strongly related to the core offer, further details of which can be found at www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/ahdc
Further information on FSO can be found on page 14 of the DCSF and Department of Health document: AHDC Short Breaks Implementation Guidance.
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Short Breaks Full Service Offer Descriptors: staged progression framework for the TDC Tracker
This document has been prepared by Together for Disabled Children (TDC) following consultation with key stakeholders through the Data and Information Project group. Members of this Project group were drawn from local areas across England, the Department for Children, Schools and Families (the Department) and TDC delivery and programme management personnel.
The group agreed a range of recommendations aimed at improving the ability of LAs to appropriately collect, record and monitor their progress against the Short Breaks transformation programme.
This document includes guidance on gathering evidence for the Full Service Offer.
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