Amendments

In December 2024, Section 3, Principles of Good Recording was updated to include links to resources that support anti-discriminatory recording.

In December 2024, information was added to Section 2, Notifying Others about notifications that may need to be made when a person/carer dies, including the requirement that local authorities should notify Ofsted of the death of any care leaver under the age of 25, where it is aware of their care leaver status.

In December 2024, an amendment was made to Section 3, Local Joint Package of Care Arrangements to clarify that the Care and Support Statutory Guidance requires the Local Authority and ICB to agree a local dispute resolution process to resolve any disputes regarding the apportionment of funding in joint funded care and support packages.

In December 2024, Section 8, Good Information and Advice and Prevention was updated to include information about carers leave.

In December 2024, the link to SCIE: Equality Act 2010 – overview for social care was removed in Section 6, Further Information and Guidance, as the page is no longer available.

In December 2024, Section 8, Good Information and Advice and Prevention was updated to include information about carers leave.

In December 2024, Section 8, Good Information and Advice and Prevention was updated to include information about carers leave.

In December 2024, amendments were made to Section 5, Applying for a Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space. This was to reflect the changes to the definition of mental health crisis treatment that were made following the case Kaye v Lees [2023] EWCH 152.

In December 2024, text improvements were made to this chapter. This included adding information about the Right Care Right Person guidance used by the police and the interface between the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

In December 2024, amendments were made to Section 2, An Introduction to NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding and Section 5, Providing Information and Advice about NHS Continuing Healthcare. This included adding information about PUPoC (Previously unassessed periods of care).

In December 2024, information about Sibstar was added to Section 2, Identifying Support Needs. Additionally, information about fixed costs and Deputy renumeration was updated in Section 5, Exploring all Available Options.

In December 2024, Section 5, How to Contact the Service, was updated to clarify that a request for a Mental Health Act assessment should be made at the earliest possible opportunity.

In December 2024, Section 2, Maintaining Confidentiality about a Person or Carer was amended to clarify that the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR do not prevent the sharing of information for safeguarding purposes.

In June 2024, this chapter was updated following a full tri.x legal review.

In June 2024, references to Twitter was changed to X (formerly Twitter).

In June 2024, This chapter was replaced with an updated version following a full review. This new version reflects feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section Charging and Assessing Financial Resources.

In June 2024, this chapter was replaced with an updated version following a full review. This new version reflects feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section Direct Payments.

In June 2024, this new chapter was added to the Universal Procedures section.

In June 2024, Section 6, Making a Property and Affairs Deputyship Application was updated to include more information about notifications, and information about Carer’s Card accounts has been added to Section 2, Identifying Support Needs.

In June 2024, this new chapter was added to the Specialist Procedures section.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 3, Applying the Eligibility Criteria. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘The National Eligibility Criteria’.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 3, The Purpose of any Assessment. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘The Purpose of Assessment’.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to the section Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Person. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter Carrying Out an Assessment.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5, Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Carer. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘Carrying Out an Assessment’.

In June 2024, a scope box was added to top of this chapter, alerting and signposting practitioners to the statutory guidance issued in January 2024: Discharge from mental health inpatient settings. The chapter has also had a full legal review and additional information was added in Section 5, Aftercare Planning and Assessment around support to claim benefits in line with the findings of the ombudsman decision NHS Devon ICB (22 008 927b).

In June 2024, this chapter was amended to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section ‘Meeting Needs’.

In June 2024, relevant text amendments were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the NHS Continuing Healthcare Procedure.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 7, Preparing for the Review. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘Carrying Out an Assessment’.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 3, Applying the Eligibility Criteria. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘The National Eligibility Criteria’.

In June 2024, this chapter was amended to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section 'Meeting Needs'.

In June 2024, text amends have been made to Section 3, Applying the Eligibility Criteria.  These amends have been made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘The National Eligibility Criteria’.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 1, An Introduction to Continuity of Care Arrangements. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter Continuity of Care when a Person Moves.

In June 2024, Approved Mental Capacity Professionals was removed from the list of individuals that can apply for a Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space.

In June 2024, this chapter was fully reviewed and refreshed.

In June 2024, text amends were made to reflect changes made to the chapter ‘Financial Assessment’.

In June 2024, relevant text amendments were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the NHS Continuing Healthcare Procedure.

In June 2024, this chapter was amended to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section ‘Meeting Needs’.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 3, The Purpose of any Assessment. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘The Purpose of Assessment’.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 3, The Purpose of any Assessment. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘The Purpose of Assessment’.

In June 2024, Section 4, Identifying Carers was added.

In June 2024, this chapter was amended to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section ‘Meeting Needs’.

In June 2024, relevant text amendments were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review.

In June 2024, this chapter was amended to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section ‘Meeting Needs’.

In June 2024, text amends have been made to the section ‘The Purpose of any Assessment’.  These amends have been made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘The Purpose of Assessment’.

In June 2024, minor text amendments were made to Section 3, Failure of a Regulated Provider. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter Commissioning Responsibilities under the Care Act.

In June 2024, text amends have been made to the Section 5, Arranging the Review and Preparing the Person. These amends have been made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘Carrying Out an Assessment’.  

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 4, Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Person. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘Carrying Out an Assessment’.

In June 2024, a link to the government guidance Asylum support was added to Section 7, Providing Information and Advice and the Home Office Status, Verification, Enquiries and Checking service email was updated

In June 2024, the SCIE End of Life Hub was removed from Section 7, Good Practice Guidance for End of Life as it is no longer available. It was replaced with BASW guidance: The role of social workers in palliative, end of life and bereavement care.  

In June 2024, this chapter was amended to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section ‘Meeting Needs’.

In June 2024, the link to NHS England: Quick Guide: Discharge to Assess was removed as it is no longer valid.

In June 2024, this chapter was amended to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section ‘Meeting Needs’.

In June 2024, this chapter was been fully reviewed and refreshed.

In June 2024, relevant text amendments were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review. In addition to this, information about use of the ADASS Priority Tool for Deprivation of Liberty Requests was added to Section 5, Receiving a Standard Authorisation Request.

In June 2024, this chapter was amended to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section ‘Meeting Needs’.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 1, Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Person. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘Carrying Out an Assessment’.

In June 2024, Section 9, Out of Area Services was updated to reflect amends made previously to Ordinary Residence chapters following a legal review.

In June 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5, Arranging the Review and Preparing the Carer. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter ‘Carrying Out an Assessment’.

In June 2024, this chapter was amended to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section ‘Meeting Needs’.