DH, November 2013, updated August 2014
- This report describes how the ASCOF should be used as a tool to support local improvement in care and support; provides a national commentary on adult social care outcomes in 2012/13; sets out the ASCOF for 2014/15; and outlines a forward look for the framework for future years
- The ASCOF measures how well care and support services achieve the outcomes that matter most to people. It aims to supports councils to improve the quality of care and support services they provide; give a national overview of adult social care outcomes in 2012 to 2013; and looks at how the framework will be developed in future.
- See how the local authorities are achieving these outcomes on the Adult Social Care Outcomes website. This website presents data on outcomes for adult users of local authority funded social
care and support, including carers, for each local authority area. - Benchmark local authority areas against England, region and comparator LAs
- ASCOF handbook of definitions 2014 to 2015 published August 2014
