Select committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Conclusion 11
2nd Report - Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England
Published 27 Aug 2026
Addressed to Ministry of Justice
Human Rights (Joint Committee) Human Rights of Children in the Social Care System in England All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
The lack of national eligibility criteria for the provision of support to disabled children means that some children are able to receive the support they need while others with similar needs are unable to receive support simply because of where they live. We support the Law Commission’s recommendation for the introduction of national eligibility criteria to assess the support that disabled children require. (Recommendation, Paragraph 68)
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.