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No support for 70 per cent of families with disabled children

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Around 70 per cent of families with disabled children are not getting any support from local services, according to a latest government survey.

Source:
Every Disabled Child Matters - press release 19 August 2009

Further information:
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Disabled children's services national indicator: Local reports

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