Suggested question: Can the State Party outline the steps it is taking to increase the availability of British Sign Language interpreters? Article 23 - Respect for home and the family Segregation and isolation from family and community Significant numbers of inpatients with learning disabilities or mental health problems, including those deprived of their liberty, frequently spend long periods at considerable distance from their families and home communities.,,, Suggested question: Can the State Party outline the steps it is taking to develop alternatives for the treatment and support of disabled people that prevent their isolation and segregation from the wider community? Separation of children from disabled parents is much variation across the country in relation social care practice, and court decisions regarding parents with learning disabilities and their children (and also in relation to parents with mental health conditions and other impairments). In one local authority about one in six family court proceedings involved at least one parent with a learning disability, and in around 75% of these cases the children were permanently removed. Another study, however, found that children were permanently removed from their families in less than one fifth of cases involving parents with learning disabilities. Most of these children were fostered rather than adopted. Suggested question: Can the State Party outline the steps it is taking to ensure that policy and practice concerning child protection consistently respects the rights of disabled parents to family life? Disabled children in care The UN Committee on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) has expressed concern about the increased number of disabled children in alternative care settings. While sufficient data is not collected to determine the exact number of disabled children who are looked after there is evidence that they are more likely to be looked after, remain in care for longer and have a higher risk of being placed
Suggested question: Can the State Party outline the steps it is taking to increase the availability of British Sign Language interpreters? Article 23 - Respect for home and the family Segregation and isolation from family and community Significant numbers of inpatients with learning disabilities or mental health problems, including those deprived of their liberty, frequently spend long periods at considerable distance from their families and home communities.,,, Suggested question: Can the State Party outline the steps it is taking to develop alternatives for the treatment and support of disabled people that prevent their isolation and segregation from the wider community? Separation of children from disabled parents is much variation across the country in relation social care practice, and court decisions regarding parents with learning disabilities and their children (and also in relation to parents with mental health conditions and other impairments). In one local authority about one in six family court proceedings involved at least one parent with a learning disability, and in around 75% of these cases the children were permanently removed. Another study, however, found that children were permanently removed from their families in less than one fifth of cases involving parents with learning disabilities. Most of these children were fostered rather than adopted. Suggested question: Can the State Party outline the steps it is taking to ensure that policy and practice concerning child protection consistently respects the rights of disabled parents to family life? Disabled children in care The UN Committee on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) has expressed concern about the increased number of disabled children in alternative care settings. While sufficient data is not collected to determine the exact number of disabled children who are looked after there is evidence that they are more likely to be looked after, remain in care for longer and have a higher risk of being placed
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