In 2010, during a debate on the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill, the Scottish Government made a commitment to conduct a National Review of Services to Disabled Children. The review was carried out in partnership with COSLA and fSDC (for Scotland’s Disabled Children, a coalition of over 60 voluntary organisations). A Steering Group representing some 24 organisations was established, chaired by Harriet Dempster, former Director of Social Work Services for the Highland Council. Its main remit was to “assess the current state of services for disabled children in order to begin the process of real change” (Scottish Government, 2011a:1).