10 June 2014

Care Act 2014 Part 1 factsheets - duties and powers of LAs

Care Act 2014 Part 1: factsheets
Department of Health, 6 June 2014(Updated October 2014)
  • These factsheets, which accompany Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, provide an overview and the duties and powers local authorities will have in the future.
    • Factsheet 1: general responsibilities of local authorities: prevention, information and advice, and shaping the market of care and support services
    • Factsheet 2: who is entitled to public care and support?
    • Factsheet 3: assessing needs and determining eligibility
    • Factsheet 4: personalising care and support planning
    • Factsheet 5: charging and financial assessments
    • Factsheet 6: reforming how people pay for their care and support
    • Factsheet 7: protecting adults from abuse or neglect
    • Factsheet 8: the law for carers
    • Factsheet 9: continuity of care when moving between areas
    • Factsheet 10: market oversight and provider failure
    • Factsheet 11: transition for children to adult care and support
    • Factsheet 12: prisoners and people in resident in approved premises