Adult Social Care: Consultation Phase (now closed)
On 24 February 2010 we published a consultation paper on adult social care, which contains our detailed proposals for law reform. The consultation period for this project closed on 1 July 2010. For further information or if you have any comments on our review, please contact us.
On 12 July 2010 the Department of Health published the White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS. In the white paper, the Government mentions the Law Commission's review of adult social care and states that:
- As a key component of a lasting settlement for the social care system, we will reform and consolidate the law underpinning adult social care, working with the Law Commission.
- The Government will bring together the conclusions of the Law Commission and the Commission on funding of long-term care, along with our vision, into a White Paper in 2011, with a view to introducing legislation in the second session of this Parliament to establish a sustainable legal and financial framework for adult social care.
The full white paper is available.
Join in the discussion now!
We have set up a blog on our adult social care project to provide a discussion forum for all those with an interest in adult social care. The blog also provides the latest news about the project. Tell us what you think now!
Consultation documents
The consultation paper is available in Welsh and large print. A Word version of the consultation paper is available on request from the team. A press release is also available.
In addition to the full consultation paper, we have produced a number of supporting documents.
1. Summary
We have prepared a summary of the consultation paper, which is available in Welsh, easy read, large print and audio format.
2. Outline of our proposed statute
We have also prepared an outline of our proposed adult social care statute, which provides an overview of how our proposed statute would operate as a whole. This document is also available in Welsh, easy read, large print and audio format.
3. Leaflets
We have prepared four leaflets, which are targeted at service users and carers, local authority and social care staff, voluntary organisations, and service providers. These leaflets provide an overview of some of the main provisional proposals and questions which may be of interest to these groups. Please contact the team if you would like us to provide you with hard copies of any of these leaflets.
These leaflets are also available in audio format.
• Leaflet for service users and carers
This leaflet is also available in Welsh, easy read and large print.
• Leaflet for voluntary organisations
This leaflet is also available in Welsh, easy read and large print.
• Leaflet for local authority and social care staff
This leaflet is also available in Welsh, easy read and large print.
• Leaflet for service providers
This leaflet is also available in Welsh, easy read and large print.
4. Impact assessment
Our core impact assessment analysis is set out in Appendix A of the consultation paper. The draft full impact assessment is available. We welcome views on the impact assessment.
5. Carers research
We have also prepared a table recording our initial findings from website-based research into how local authorities determine carers’ eligibility for services. We welcome further information and evidence on these findings.
NOTE - We are happy to provide information about our projects. However, we cannot give legal advice or deal with individual cases. Nor do we provide legal research to assist with student assignments. This does not affect your rights under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information.