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Short Breaks<\/b><\/h1>

Short Breaks and Holiday Activities<\/h4><\/div>
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Short Breaks<\/b><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text css=””]Since May 2024, PaCC has been chairing Short Breaks regular meetings, which are also attended by parent carers and leads from Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC).<\/p>\n

If you want to find out more about Short Breaks, we recommend the Government’s Short breaks for carers of disabled children. Departmental advice for local authorities. March 2011 <\/a>and the charity Contact’s Short breaks.<\/a><\/p>\n

The first meeting (back in May) was arranged in response to significant concerns within the community about the inadequacy of short break provision during the Easter holiday, and to seek reassurances about plans for the future to ensure improvements were made, especially in time for the summer holidays.<\/p>\n

PaCC has been representing these issues to BHCC in recent months\/years and, in addition, 1,164 people signed a petition saying that Brighton & Hove should provide full day provision for families of children with SEND.\u00a0 BHCC acknowledged these concerns and restated their commitment to listening and working with parents on implementing solutions.<\/p>\n

The meetings are taking place monthly \u2013 check below to see date and location for next one. Each month the meetings look at:<\/p>\n