2024 General Election

Amaze is part of the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP), a coalition of over 100 charities and parent groups. Together, we are campaigning for change in the General Election 2024.

We support the DCP manifesto, which lists some of the changes that politicians could make to improve the lives of families. At Amaze, we sent the manifesto to existing MPs in January. With an election called, we are now asking election candidates for their support too. The key asks of the Manifesto are:

• Make disabled children a priority. Those at the heart of politics need to prioritise the needs of disabled children and their families and to acknowledge disabled children and their families as equal, valued members of society. We want all parties to commit to the appointment of a Minister for Disabled Children and to producing a cross party disabled children’s strategy.
• Clarify and enforce rights, and review the law. The next Government must commit to stronger accountability within the SEND system; to making the education system inclusive; and to ensuring that disabled children and young people receive the support they need across the education, health and social care systems.
• Address funding shortfalls and create a dedicated fund for disabled children. Making disabled children the priority and having a system that is fit for purpose with effective accountability will help make this happen; but the right level of funding is also vital.

If you would like your candidates to take action for families with disabled children, please write to them about the DCP manifesto. You can find a list of your candidates, and their contact details, at Who can I vote for?

Here is some text you may wish to use:

Dear candidate,

I am writing to ask for your pledge to support families with disabled children.

I am a voter in [CONSTITUENCY] and [ADD IF YOU ARE A PARENT, YOUNG PERSON ETC HERE].  I’m writing to say I support the asks of the Disabled Children’s Partnership manifesto and hope you do too. The three main asks are: Make disabled children a priority; clarify and enforce rights, and review the law; and address funding shortfalls and create a dedicated fund for disabled children.

You can read more about the manifesto, and local charity Amaze by clicking this link.

I look forward to hearing from you

[NAME]

We will share the General Election 2024 candidates who have made our pledge below when we receive a response.