Select committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 10
2nd Report - Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England
Published 27 Aug 2026
Addressed to Ministry of Justice
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
However, conducting assessments of disabled children’s needs only through a child protection lens, rather than a support lens, can lead to the stigmatisation of carers and the failure to provide adequate support to children who might need it. The government must work with local authorities to ensure the single statutory guidance clearly sets out how to effectively conduct assessments, with expected practice standards for supporting all disabled children, striking the correct and consistent balance between child protection and support. (Recommendation, Paragraph 63) 99
From: Human Rights (Joint Committee), 2nd Report - Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England (HC 161), 27 August 2026
Government response
No government response linked yet: deadline 27 October 2026, 5 days ago.