Local Authority Charter
The EDCM Local Authority Charter
is a set of commitments that local authorities can sign up to
to show that they are committed to disabled children and their
families.
The Charter is signed by Lead Members for Children’s
Services (Local Councillors). The Charter only covers
English local authorities, reflecting the differences in the UK
nations following devolution.
Currently there are 92 local authorities signed
up to the Local Authority Charter – this is over half of all local
authorities in England!
However we need your help to build on this number! You can view
whether your local authority has signed up here.
Once the Charter is signed, the local
authority should have an implementation
plan in place to deliver these
commitments.
Charter for 2010
EDCM has recently published an updated
version of the Local Authority Charter. This maintains the
same commitments as previous charters but allows local authorities
to commit to implementating the Charter commitments within 'one
year of signing'. You can download the new Charter
here.
Take Action!
Contact your local authority to find
out what they are doing about the Local Authority Charter. If your
local authority has not yet signed up you can send them an email to
encourage them to do so. If it has already signed up then find
out if they have an implementation or delivery plan to put
the Charter commitments into place.