A parent says she has “lost all faith” as a decision to remove funding for a children’s respite service could be made this week.

Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group’s Finance and Performance Committee held a meeting to discuss funding issues surrounding Nascot Lawn, in Langley Road, Watford, on May 4.

Families won a judicial review in February that the Commissioning Group should have consulted with Hertfordshire County Council regarding their plans to stop the £650,000 of funding for Nascot Lawn.

The Finance and Performance Committee recommended to the board on Friday to remove funding from Nascot Lawn respite centre and enter in to an agreement with Hertfordshire County Council and East and North Herts Commissioning Group.

This would result in joint funding for overnight short breaks, with each commissioning group providing £100,000 funding per year towards this to support the health needs of the children.

Angelina Murphy's eight-year-old son Liam relies on Nascot Lawn as he has conditions including epilepsy and Down's syndrome.

Ms Murphy said she was “not surprised” by the recommendation.

She said: “They are still not accepting the severity of the situation and I have lost all faith in them.”

Some of the reasons for the recommendation from the committee include recognition that HCC have the statutory responsibility for short breaks.

The committee also agreed the county council funds three respite provisions in the county.

All three provisions are commissioned to deliver respite to severely disabled children and young people with complex health needs, including those with life limiting conditions, the technology dependent child, those requiring palliative care, and those with moving and handling needs that will require equipment and adaptations

The commissioning group is also required to make savings of approximately £30 million in 2018 and 2019.

A Herts Valleys CCG spokesperson responded: “The recommendation from the finance and performance committee to the board is to remove funding from Nascot Lawn respite centre and enter in to an agreement with Hertfordshire County Council and East and North Herts CCG for joint funding for overnight short breaks, with each CCG providing £100k funding per year towards this, supporting the health needs of the children.

“All members reiterated again that this has been one of the most difficult and challenging matters to have come before the committee.”

At a public board meeting to be held Thursday, May 10, the board will consider this recommendation and will make a final decision for the CCG.

More information about why the panel came to this recommendation are included in the paper to the board, which is found here: http://hertsvalleysccg.nhs.uk/publications/board-documents/board-papers/10-may-2018