Care Act 2014: launch of care and support consultation
6 Jun 2014 03:17 PM
The Department of Health
is seeking views on how local authorities should deliver the care and support
reforms in the 2014 Care Act
The department is asking for
views on the draft regulations and guidance for Part 1 of the 2014 Care
Act.
Find out more and have
your say.
The government has worked with
individuals and organisations to develop the most comprehensive overhaul of
care and support since 1948. The changes will make the system fairer and will
mean people get better care.
Care and Support Minister Norman
Lamb said:
Care and support is something
that nearly everyone in this country will experience at some point in their
lives. Our Care Act will make the system fairer by putting people in control of
their care and limiting the amount anyone may have to pay for the support they
need.
These regulations and guidance
will help support councils in making these reforms a reality. We ask people to
continue to share their views and experiences as part of this consultation to
make sure we deliver real, lasting change for people across the
country.
The draft regulations and
guidance have been developed by working with expert groups, including users of
care and support, local authority staff, voluntary sector organisations, social
workers, and national representative bodies including those drawn from local
government.
The consultation is open until
Friday 15 August and centres on the changes that will come into effect from
April 2015.
A further consultation on the
reforms that come into effect from April 2016 - which include the cap on care
costs - will take place this autumn