Issue - meetings

To give consideration to a report on Members duties under the DCSF Transformation of Services – ‘Aiming High for Disabled Children and their Families’

Consideration was given to a report and presentation on Cheshire East Council’s duties under the DCSF Transformation of Services – Aiming High for Disabled Children and Their Families. Following detailed consideration of the report Members felt that it would be more appropriate for the initiative to be titled ‘Aiming High for Children with Disabilities and Their Families’, however it was noted that this was a government initiative and therefore this may not be possible.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet be recommended to:

1) Welcome the Aiming High initiative for the recognition which it gives to the distinctive needs of disabled children and for the new resources which are to be made available to help address them.

2) To ensure that Aiming High is effectively incorporated into the structure of Cheshire East Council and that appropriate Governance arrangements are put into place.

3) To ensure that services for children and families and services for adults are required to work together on the implementation of Aiming High and particularly to ensure that the issue of Transitions is addressed at the design stage and not as an after thought.