Cardiff and the Vale Parents Federation

Reports


The Parents Federation have produced many reports on our activities as well as summaries of parent's views on a number of wide ranging topics. Copies are held in our office 'library'. Over the coming months we shall post many of these onto this site where you can view and download any at your convenience. Until then, if you would like to see any reports please contact us by email. Parents Federation Reports Carers Grant project (Vale) 2003 Carers Grant project (Vale) 2004 Transitions workshop and meetings (coming soon) Inclusive Education (Vale) Day services (Vale) Person Centred Planning project (coming soon) In-Depth Survey of our membership 2007 (University of Glamorgan) Other Reports of Special Interest Some reports are of such far reaching importance that you may wish to view them when looking at local responses and planning decisions. You will find many links within the Where You Stand information guide on this site but the following reports underpin many of the services delivered locally. Fulfilling the Promises Consultation Responses Cardiff & the Vale Parent's Federation are regularly consulted on issues concerning learning disability, carers and service development. Please check our discussion pages for current topics and add your comments and views. September 2005 National Assembly for Wales Education and Lifelong Learning Committee - Special Educational Needs Policy Review - September 2005 Cardiff & Vale Parents Federation Response Local Planning Groups and Meetings Parents are supported by us to participate in local planning forums and discussions. This ensures that parents are able to make sure their views are listened to when services are being developed or commissioned. Minutes are posted below. Cardiff Planning Meetings Cardiff Council hold a number of Advisory Planning Group (APG)meetings where commissioning plans are discussed. Minutes from these meetings can now be found on this website under the local authorities section of the online Where You Stand guide. The following documents may be of interest though. Cardiff Council report on its strategic plan 2005 - What Matters to You! Cardiff Joint Commissioning Strategy (Draft) December 2005 Learning Disability Forum meeting August 2005 Learning Disability Forum meeting September 2005 Learning Disability Forum minutes October 2005 Learning Disability Forum minutes November 2005 Learning Disability Forum minutes December 2005 Learning Disability Forum minutes January 2006 Learning Disability Forum minutes February 2006 Learning Disability Forum minutes March 2006 Learning Disability Forum minutes April 2006 Learning Disability Forum minutes May 2006 Learning Disability Forum minutes May 2006 (user friendly) Carers APG Meetings January 2006 Learning Disability Forum minutes February 2006 Carers APG minutes February 2006 Vale Council Planning Meetings We shall post these once we have agreed protocol with the Vale council. Other Useful Contacts Many other organisations post useful information on the web and links can be found in the Where You Stand guide on this site. You may wish to visit the Learning Disability Implimentation Group website at http://www.ldiag.org.uk/ to get a picture of the Wales wide perspective on the issues that we are consulted on locally.