Our responses to consultations
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In this section you can find out about consultations and calls for evidence we have responded to.
You can use the navigation below to read our responses to UK-wide and country consultations.
2021 Consultations
- October 2021: Response to the Work and Health Green Paper consultation
2017 Consultations
- November 2017: Written Evidence Submission to Work and Pensions Select Committee
- February 2017: Response to DWP consultation
2016 Consultations
2015 Consultations
2014 Consultations
2022 Consultations
- September 2022: Response to Ofsted consultation: A new approach to area SEND inspections (View PDF) (View HTML)
- July 2022: Response to EHCP Proposed Timescales Consultation (View PDF)
- July 2022: Response to the Department for Education SEND review: Right support, Right place, Right time (View PDF)
- July 2022: Young People's Response to the Department for Education SEND review: Right support, Right place, Right time (View PDF)
- February 2022: Submission to the Department for Education exploring school attendance and improving consistency of support (View PDF) (View HTML)
2020 Consultations
- September 2020: Submission to the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review (View PDF) (View HTML)
- June 2020: Transport Select Committee Inquiry into Coronavirus and the implications for transport
- May 2020: Education Select Committee Inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on education and children’s services
- May 2020: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on DCMS Sectors
- April 2020: Women and Equalities Select Committee Inquiry – Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics
2019 Consultations
- July 2019:The National Deaf Children's Society's response to the DfE's SEND funding consultation
- June 2019: Submission to the 2019 Comprehensive Spending Review
- April 2019: Response to NHS England consultation on implementing the NHS Long Term Plan
2018 Consultations
- 2018: Suffolk Hearing Impaired Services: Read our report.
- 2018: Suffolk Hearing Impaired Services: Read Suffolk County Council's response.
- June 2018: Response to Labour party consultation on early years, education and skills
2017 Consultations
- September 2017: UK National Screening Committee - Response to consultation on cytomegalovirus
- July 2017:Response to consultation on Auditory Brainstem Implants
- June 2017: Response to DfE Primary Assessment consultation
- June 2017: Response to Rochford review recommendations consultation
- March 2017: Bercow 10 years on inquiry - the National Deaf Children's Society's response
2016 Consultations
- December 2016: Response to Schools That Work for Everyone
- August 2016: Response to consultation on national tariff
- July 2016: Response to Labour SEN review
- May 2016: Response to consultation on clinical negligence and compensation
- January 2016: Response to Ofsted/CQC consultation on local area SEND provision
2015 Consultations
- October 2015: National Deaf Children's Society consultation to future NICE guidelines
- September 2015: Response to Lords Select Committee inquiry into the Equality Act 2010
- September 2015: DSA consultation - September 2015
- August 2015: August 2015- Response to Education Select Committee inquiry on the work of Ofsted
- June 2015: June 2015: Response to Teacher of the Deaf consultation
- Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) guidance 2015/16: Consultation response on DSA 2015/16
2014 Consultations
- December 2014: Consultation response to review Mandatory Qualifications
- December 2014: Response to professionals' survey
- November 2014: Response to health and social care consultation
- November 2014: Response to Teaching Assistants review
- November 2014: The National Deaf Children's Society's response to the Department for Education consultation on revised Code
- November 2014: Accessible information consultation
- October 2014: NDCS briefing on the review of standards for Teaching Assistants
- The Department for Education review of standards relating to teaching assistants:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/review-of-standards-for-teaching-assistants-launched - NDCS briefing on specific issues relating to teaching assistants who work with deaf children: Briefing on Teaching Assistants for review panel
- The Department for Education review of standards relating to teaching assistants:
- June 2014: Response to Residential holiday schemes for disabled children consultation
- May 2014: Delegating children's social care functions - the National Deaf Children's Society's response
- May 2014: Response to acoustic design of schools performance standards 2014
- May 2014: Response to consultation on revisions to Code
2022 Consultations
- June 2022: Petition PE1867: Establish a new national qualification for British Sign Language (View PDF)
2020 Consultations
- November 2020: Reducing Risks in Schools Guidance Response (View PDF) (View HTML)
- June 2020:Economic Recovery Advisory Group Response
- May 2020: Education and Skills Committee inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable children
2019 Consultations
- December 2019: Additional Support for Learning Review Response
- May 2019: Improving Disability Assistance in Scotland
- February 2019: NHS Interpreting National Policy
- January 2019: Children (Equal Protection from Assault (Scotland) Bill
2018 Consultations
- December 2018: Inquiry into mental health support: Response to consultation
- September 2018: Progressing Children’s Rights in Scotland: An Action Plan 2018 - 2021: Response to consultation
- September 2018: Supporting Disabled Children, Young People and their Families Resource: Response to consultation
- August 2018: Disability Employment in Public Sector: Response to consultation
- August 2018: Newborn Hearing Draft Standards: Response to consultation
- June 2018: A blueprint for 2020: The expansion of early learning and childcare in Scotland: Response to consultation
- April 2018: Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014: Consultation on draft regulations: Making provision in relation to social security appeals: Response to consultation
- April 2018: A Connected Scotland: Tackling social isolation and loneliness and building stronger social connections: Response to consultation
- February 2018: Consultation on Excellence and Equity for All: Guidance on the Presumption of Mainstreaming: Response to consultation
- January 2018: Empowering Schools: Education (Scotland) Bill: Consultation response by the National Deaf Children’s Society: Response to consultation
2017 Consultations
- October 2017: Consultation Document on Updating The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967: Response to consultation
- August 2017: Supporting Children’s Learning Code of Practice Consultation: Response to consultation
- August 2017: Social Security (Scotland) Bill: Response to consultation
- August 2017: Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill: Education and Skills Committee call for evidence: Response to consultation
- August 2017: Independent Review of Financial Support for Students in Scotland: Response to consultation
- August 2017: Scotland’s Strategy for the Learning Provision for Children and Young People with Complex Additional Support Needs 2017-2026: Response to consultation
- June 2017: Empowering teachers, parents and communities to achieve excellence and equity in education: A Governance Review: Response to consultation
- August 2017: Scottish Government consultation Draft British Sign Language National Plan: Response to consultation
- April 2017: Teacher workforce planning for Scotland’s schools: Education and Skills Committee call for views: Response to consultation
- February 2017: Education and Skills Committee Call for views: Additional Support Needs (ASN) in school education: Response to consultation
2016 Consultations
- January 2016: Scottish Government Draft Delivery Plan UNCRPD
2015 Consultations
- December 2015: Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy for Scotland
- December 2015: Care Inspectorate and National Care Standards Review
2021 Consultations
- June 2021: Response to the Disability Strategy Consultation
(View PDF) (View HTML) - April 2021: Response to the British Sign Language Act Consultation
(View PDF) (View HTML) - April 2021: Response to the Department for Communities draft budget
(View PDF) (View HTML) - March 2021: Response to the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031 Consultation
(View PDF) (View HTML) - January 2021: Response to the SEN Code Consultation Questionnaire
(View PDF) (View HTML) - January 2021: Response to the SEN Regulations Consultation
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2020 Consultations
- October 2020: Response to the Expert Panel on Educational Underachievement’s call for evidence (View PDF)
- September 2020: Response to UNCRC Stakeholder Report (View PDF)
2018 Consultations
- September 2018: The National Deaf Children's Society's Evidence on Education Funding in Northern Ireland 2018
- May 2018: Response to Service Framework Mental Health
- May 2018: Response to SEN Early Years Framework
2016 Consultations
2022 Consultations
- June 2022: Health and Social Care Committee request for written evidence on the Welsh Government’s plan for transforming and modernising planned care and reducing waiting lists (View PDF) (View HTML)
- April 2022: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru response to the Welsh Government's Changes to current school assessment arrangements and local authority prospectus consultation (View PDF) (View HTML)
- February 2022: National Deaf Children’s Society Cymru Response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s Mental Health Inequalities Inquiry (View PDF) (View HTML)
- January 2022: National Deaf Children’s Society Cymru response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s consultation on the impact of the waiting times backlog on people in Wales who are waiting for diagnosis or treatment (View PDF) (View HTML)
2021 Consultations
- December 2021: The National Deaf Children's Society responded to the Children, Young People and Education Committee's consultation on the Welsh Government's Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill (View PDF) (View HTML)
- September 2021: The National Deaf Children's Society responded to the Children, Young People and Education Committee's consultation on its main priorities for the Senedd term(View PDF) (View HTML)
- September 2021: The National Deaf Children's Society responded to the Health and Social Care Committee's consultation on its main priorities for the Senedd term: National Deaf Children's Society consultation response on the Health and Social Care Committee's main priorities
- July 2021: The National Deaf Children's Society responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on additional curriculum guidance, including views on cross-curricular skills frameworks, careers and work-related experiences and the curriculum for funded non-maintained nursery settings (View PDF) (View HTML)
- April 2021: The National Deaf Children's Society responded to the Qualifications Wales consultation seeking views on a new examinations and assessment system in Wales, including views on a British Sign Language GCSE (View PDF) (View HTML)
- April 2021: National Deaf Children's Society responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on improving social care arrangements and partnership working: National Deaf Children's Society response to Welsh Government consultation on improving social care arrangements and partnership working
- March 2021: National Deaf Children's Society responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the Curriculum for Wales British Sign Language (BSL) guidance: National Deaf Children’s Society Cymru response to Welsh Government consultation on the Curriculum for Wales British sign language (BSL) guidance
2020 Consultations
- July 2020: The National Deaf Children's Society recently responded to the Welsh Government’s call for stakeholder evidence on supporting future post-Covid recovery and reconstruction in Wales: National Deaf Children’s Society Cymru response to Welsh Government consultation: Covid-19 – Stakeholder Engagement
- July 2020: As part of their Covid-19 response, the Welsh Government have been holding a series of advisory panels:
National Deaf Children's Society Cymru response to Welsh Government Parent/Carer Advisory Panel Survey 22 July 2020 - July 2020: Covid-19 is set to have a long lasting and far reaching impact on our economy. It's vital that any recovery plan addresses and meets the needs of all young people: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru response to Welsh Government Inquiry into Impacts of COVID-19: Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee.
- July 2020: The Welsh Government recognises that, during the coronavirus pandemic, schools, local authorities and governing bodies may be unable to gather data in the same way as previous years: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru response to Welsh Government Consultation: Relaxation of school reporting requirements
- June 2020: Changes to health and social care services have had a big impact on deaf children and young people: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru response to Health Social Care and Sport committee inquiry.
- May 2020: Utilising the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, our response took a rights based approach to presenting how COVID-19 had affected deaf children and young people: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru response to Equality Local Government and Communities committee inquiry.
- May 2020: As part of the drive to gather evidence of the impact of COVID-19, various committee's ran inquiries. The first of these was the Children, Young People and Education committee. We used research, professional knowledge and the direct views of our members to formulate our response: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru response to CYPE committee enquiry.
- May 2020: Qualifications Wales invited responses to their consultation on the proposed measures for awarding GCSE and A-Level qualifications in Wales: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru Response to Qualifications Wales' Summer 2020 Exam Consultation
- May 2020: We submitted a short response to the Welsh Government's call for feedback on the Draft Additional Learning Needs (List of Independent Special Post-16 Institutions) (Wales) Regulations 2020: The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru Independent Special post-16 Institutions Consultation Response.
- May 2020: The Welsh Government sought views on their draft policy to support more families to use Welsh in the home setting: The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru National policy on Welsh language transmission and use in families consultation response.
- April 2020: The Welsh Government were looking to improve the way in which they support children to develop their speech, language and communication (SLC) skills: The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru 'Speech, language and communication delivery plan 2020 to 2021' Consultation Response.
- April 2020: Read the response by National Deaf Children’s Society Cymru to the Welsh Government Healthcare Transition consultation: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru Managing the transition from children's to adults' healthcare services' Consultation Response.
- April 2020: We fed back on the Welsh Government's proposals to maintain a database of all school aged children in Wales: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru Local authority education databases Consultation Response.
- February 2020: We responded to Qualifications Wales' proposals to limit the amount of GCSE and/or equivalent qualifications on offer, the need for specific skills certificates and qualification accessibility; amongst other topics: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru Response to Qualifications Wales Consultation.
- February 2020: In our response, we address several proposals including the drive to amalgamate disabled student allowance into one lump sum payment, an 'off the shelf' package of support and the drive to give Higher Education Providers more control over funding allocation: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru Response to DSA consultation
- February 2020: We outlined our thoughts on the proposals to remove the requirement for schools to submit the results of the National Reading and Numeracy Test Result Consultation:
National Deaf Children's Society response to mandatory reporting consultation.
2019 Consultations
- November 2019: National Deaf Children's Society response to Estyn Inspection Framework
- October 2019: National Deaf Children's Society Response to Welsh Government Child Sexual Exploitation
- September 2019: National Deaf Children's Society Response to Welsh Government's Welsh in Education Strategic Plan 2019
- August 2019: NDCS Cymru response to Measuring Social Services Performance Code of Practice
- July 2019: The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response to curriculum reforms consultation
- July 2019: The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response to easy access guidance consultation
- March 2019: The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response to apprenticeship frameworks consultation
- March 2019: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response to Draft Additional Learning Need Code
- March 2019: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response to Draft Professional Standards for Assisting Teaching in Schools
- March 2019: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response to Our National Mission: A Transformational Curriculum
- February 2019: National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response to Respecting Others Guidance
- January 2019: Proposed Changes to the Student Finance Support Package: Correspondence from the National Deaf Children's Society
- January 2019: The Right to Independent Living. The National Deaf Children's Society's Response
2018 Consultations
- December 2018: The National Deaf Children's Society's Cymru response to Progress in Developing the New Curriculum for Wales
- December 2018: The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru response to the Children, Young People and Education Committee Inquiry into School Funding
- July 2018:Regulated Advocacy Services (Wales) Regulations consultation - the National Deaf Children's Society's Cymru response
- May 2018: The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response to Monmouthshire reorganisation May 2018
- April 2018: The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response to Childcare Funding Bill
2017 Consultations
- September 2017: CYPE CAMHS - The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response
- September 2017: Revised School organisation Code Consultation response September 2017
- July 2017: Education regulations consultation (destinations) - the National Deaf Children's Society's response
- May 2017: Apprenticeship consultation Wales
- April 2017: Safeguarding guidance consultation
- April 2017: Consultation Wales post-16 measures - the National Deaf Children's Society's response
- February 2017: Children, Young People and Education Committee Inquiry into the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Bill
- February 2017: Consultation on First 1,000 Days
- January 2017: Inquiry into Teachers's professional learning and education
2016 Consultations
- November 2016: The National Deaf Children's Society Cymru's response to CYPE Inquiry Curriculum Review November 2016
- November 2016: Children, Young People and Education Committee Inquiry into Statutory Advocacy: WG cons CYPE inquiry statutory advocacy November 2016
- October 2016: Draft criteria for the accreditation of Initial Teacher Education programmes in Wales
- September 2016: Children, Young People and Education Committee Inquiry into Youth Work: CYPE inquiry Youth work
- September 2016: Priorities for the Children, Young People and Education Committee: CYPE consultation on forward work programme
- March 2016: Together for Mental Health Delivery Plan 2016 - 19
- April 2016: Supporting learners with healthcare needs
- January 2016: How do we measure the health of a nation?
2015 Consultations
- December 2015: Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal
- November 2015: Sense Play inquiry
- November 2015: Draft guidelines for local authority counselling services and Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- November 2015: NDCS Cymru response to CYPE Committee Inquiry on ALN Bill
- October 2015: Green Paper - Our Health, Our Health Service
- October 2015 - Shared Future: Draft Statutory Guidance for the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015: Shared Purpose Shared Future
- July 2015: Welsh Government Equality objectives consultation
- April 2015: Developing Apprenticeships for the Welsh Economy
- July 2015: Changes to Disabled Students’ Allowance: DSA Changes
- July 2015: Proposal for the registration of school learning support workers with the Education Workforce Council
- February 2015: Mudiad Meithrin
- January 2015: Design in the Planning Process
2014 Consultations
- December 2014: Early Years Workforce Plan
- November 2014: Inquiry into Assisting Young people into work
- July 2014: Additional Learning Needs Reform
- June 2014: Curriculum Review Call for Evidence
- June 2014: Curriculum Review Phase 1 - the National Deaf Children's Society's Response
- February 2014: Response to WG Children's Rights Scheme
- February 2014: CYP Committee Inquiry to CAMHS
- February 2014: Curriculum Review