Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to consider proposals to support disabled young people and their families through the transition from adolescence to adulthood enabling young adults to lead fulfilling and integrated lives

The Cabinet Member for Children and Adult Services presented a report on a strategy aimed at helping young people with long-term, substantial care and support needs due to a disability or impairment to have a seamless, well informed and well planned transition into adulthood. 

The Cabinet Member advised that the Transitions Strategy was based on a national model of good practice but had been developed through a multi-agency Steering Group that involved officers from across the Council, voluntary sector partners and carer representatives, including several families with children at Trinity School.  The three key areas for improvement identified within the Strategy were the need for (a) better comprehensive and co-ordinated planning from Year 9 of secondary education, (b) greater choice and control and (c) a wider range of local opportunities available for disabled young adults including education and employment.

Cabinet agreed the Transitions Strategy for Disabled Young People with Support Needs 2012 - 2015 and associated Action Plan at Appendix 1 to the report.