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Why it Matters
Care Act 2014 replaces a range of legislation with a single modern statute that reflects 21st century needs and values. The results of Stocktake 3 noted the following anxieties within LAs:
- Demand and costs
- Market sustainability
- Finance and IT systems
- Information, advice and advocacy
Aims and Objectives
- Support LAs in mainstreaming phase 1 of the Care Act
- Oversee potential areas for legal challenge
- Oversee modelling of the impact of phase 1 of the Care Act
- Facilitate collaboration regionally on areas of mutual interest
- Embed Implementation of ‘Making Safeguarding Personal’
- Embed prevention (in particular around the Care Act)
Tools and Resources
- National Audit Office (NAO) published a report on the implementation of the Care Act’s first stage reforms (June 2015)
- CIPFA website explaining the process for accounting for DPAs
- The College of Social Work – two new publications from the College of Social Work setting out how social workers, employers, commissioners and educators can make sure that the Care Act 2014 is implemented successfully. The Curriculum Guide to the Care Act 2014 and the Additional statements for social workers working with the Care Act
- Legal literacy slides and notes (uploaded Feb 2015)
- Updated legal literacy Ordinary Residence slides and notes and Safeguarding notes notes (uploaded April 2015)
- The final set of Care Act regulations and guidance from DH
- Joint Programme Management Office: To access the full range of support products and tools for implementing the Care Act please visit their website pages
- Meeting Care Act requirements on Information & Advice provision: Information, Advice & Brokerage: Shaping the Future, Gearing Up & Seeing the Benefits shows councils how to improve the way people find out about care services and get the best in place to meet their needs
- Care Act 2014 overview – Professor Luke Clements: This briefing note concentrates on the basic provisions in the Care Act 2014.
- An introduction to the changes brought about by the Care Act 2014. Learning materials developed by Skills for Care and the National Skills Academy for Social Care in partnership with The College of Social Work (TCSW).
- Workforce capacity planning. Guidance from Skills for Care with questions and a model.
- – general principles to consider when a council is deciding whether to carry out a local consultation process in relation to how it intends to discharge functions under the Care Act
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Latest News
Time To Think About You: Co produced by the HIN and the Carers Trust
Unpaid carers, poverty and employment report
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Lead DASS: Dawn Wakeling, Adults and Communities Director, London Borough of Barnet, Adults and Communities
Networks
Within this priority, LondonADASS runs the following networks:
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Shared Information
This page has information shared between local authorities to support local Care Act implementation. You need to be logged in to access the page
Best Practice Examples
Local Authorities are encouraged to use this page to share best practice in implementing all aspects of the Care Act.
Regional Events
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