Parents were asked by the Department for Children, Schools and Familiesto rate local authorities' delivery of the Government's 'core offer' fordisabled children.
The core offer is part of the Government's Aiming High for DisabledChildren programme, which sets out standards of the entitlements andservices that disabled children and their families should be able toexpect in every area of the country.
The survey showed parents in 30 areas in England rated services as 59out of 100 on average, with York scoring the highest at 65 and Lewishamscoring the lowest at 55.
Children's disability charities welcomed the survey.
Srabani Sen, chief executive of Contact a Family, said she hoped itwould 'drive local authorities and primary care trusts to ensure thatthe right services are available to meet the needs of disabled childrenand their families'.
David Congdon, board member at the Every Disabled Child Matterscampaign, and head of policy and campaigns at Mencap, also welcomed thefigures.
However, he said, 'The information we have at this stage lacks thedetail we need to really understand how well local services for disabledchildren are performing. We look forward to June, when a more detailednational and local breakdown will be available.'
Minister for Children, Schools and Families, Sarah McCarthy-Fry,said,'We hope that parents will find it helpful and will be able to usethis data as the basis for further conversations with their localauthority and Primary Care Trust managers, so that parents' views are atthe heart of service improvement.'