1st Report - Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: interim Report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act
Select Committee
Women and Equalities Committee
HC 386
25 September 2020
Government response
2nd Special Report - Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: interim Report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report · published 25 Jan 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Para 18
We were unable properly to scrutinise the effects of Care Act easements on disabled people...
Recommendation
We were unable properly to scrutinise the effects of Care Act easements on disabled people because there are no published data, for example on the number and categories of people, or the types of social care services, affected. The Government …
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Government Response Summary
The government states that Think Local, Act Personal (TLAP) published its findings, but with available data, it was not possible to reach clear conclusions on the specific impact of Care Act easements. The response doesn't commit to publishing additional specific data before future parliamentary reviews, defending the appropriate use of easements and describing existing monitoring instead.
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Conclusion
Para 29
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated pre-existing systemic problems in the social care system,...
Conclusion
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated pre-existing systemic problems in the social care system, including urgent need for: a more sustainable funding solution; resolution of workforce issues, including low pay, poor progression and high staff turnover; and much closer …
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Para 53
The “reasonable endeavours” duty in relation to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans is a...
Conclusion
The “reasonable endeavours” duty in relation to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans is a nebulous concept, which has been inconsistently interpreted and poorly understood by some local authorities, whose support for children and young people with special educational needs …
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Government Response Summary
The government response does not address the conclusion about the 'reasonable endeavours' duty for EHC Plans, instead providing text related to Care Act easements and their review.
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