Short breaks consultation

Please read our proposals and associated documents (on the right-hand side on desktop and at the bottom of the page on mobile) and complete the short survey to express your views in relation to the proposed changes. Your answers will be used to review our proposals and make necessary amendments to ensure the service operates efficiently and meets the needs of our children and families.

The consultation will remain open until midnight on 15 April 2024. When this consultation is completed, we will process all consultation responses and consider necessary adjustments so the new service can launch no later than 1 May 2024.

These are the proposed changes that are being considered:

• Eligibility criteria for accessing the service.
• Revised age range 0-18 (previously 0-25 which had a significant impact on availability of provision as children’s providers are unable to cater for adults). It is proposed that those over the age of 18 will continue to receive support following completion of the Social Care screening tool and meeting eligibility criteria for continuous social care packages.
• Allocation bands – clearer remits of the service