NI 054: Parental Survey on Services for Disabled Children in England, 2008-2010

A survey of parents of disabled children measures local authority service performance in England for the 2008/09 and 2009/10 periods. The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) published this data, which was collected by the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB). Good performance is indicated by a high score for parental experience.

Use Cases

• Benchmark local authority performance based on parental experience scores.
• Analyze geographic disparities in service provision across Government Office Regions.
• Track changes in service quality for disabled children between the 2008/09 and 2009/10 periods.

Strengths

• Data covers two consecutive years (2008/09 and 2009/10), allowing for temporal comparison.
• Geographic coverage includes County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region, and National levels for England.
• Clear performance guideline: a high score typifies good parental experience.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2008-2010 period.

Provenance

Source

British Market Research Bureau (BMRB)

Collection Method

Survey of parents of disabled children.

Time Range

2008/09, 2009/10

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:00.810499; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England