SOL - Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) for Social Care and Support Services for Children with Disabilities

SMBC have social care duties for children and young people with disabilities under a number of pieces of legislation and policies. These include the Children Act 1989, The Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011, Children and Families Act 2014 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (0 to 25) (DfE/DH, 2015) and Children's Social Care Reform - a vision for change (DfE, 2016). SMBC is looking to create a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) Agreement with a number of provid...