1. Short Breaks Provider Forum Welcome Please sign in on our register Help yourself to coffee and tea (outside the hall) Find a seat anywhere Talk to other people!

2. Welcome Short Breaks Providers Forum June 2014 Short breaks news/updates in brief Information for families in Hampshire – the Local offer Future plans for Short breaks activities budget

3. News and updates Local providers’ networking Short Breaks statement for 2014-15 www.hants.gov.uk/shortbreaks/servicestatement1.htm Over 20 year-olds & Gateway Cards

4. Information for Families in Hampshire The Local Offer

5. Future plans: Short breaks activities budget Government money given to councils reducing drastically overall – now have 60% of the budget that we had available in 2010 Hampshire County Council - needs £97million of savings across all services, most of which are statutory and have to be provided Children with Disabilities – needs £2.5-£3.5m of savings from our budget of £19.4 million

6. Future plans: Short breaks activities budget Hampshire are proud of our Short Breaks programme, where we have all worked as partners to improve the opportunities available to disabled children, and the chance for families to take a break Previous savings programmes have bypassed our programme but we cannot guarantee that this time

7. Full public consultation will happen for everybody (including children and their families, activity providers, anyone who wants to have a say) Future plans: Timescales Timescales are being finalised now

8. Future plans We need to think differently about how we can do things What are your ideas?

9. Activity Providers How will you take part in the consultation? Future plans: Short breaks activities budget

10. Thank you for coming