27 July, 2010
[2010] EWCA Civ 822
26 July, 2010
Decision to be made on whether Fund remains a separate government agency or whether councils take on responsibility for administering payments for disabled people as part of personal budgets.
26 July, 2010
Measures backed by £5 million over five years for the voluntary sector to support respite for carers of all ages.
26 July, 2010
New Order that gives the Local Government Ombudsman powers to investigate complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care.
21 July, 2010
Department of Health tasks commission to report within a year on how best to reform the social care funding system.
15 July, 2010
Government responds to Health Select Committee Report on Social Care.
15 July, 2010
13 July, 2010
New programme consolidates current best practice and lessons learned from earlier pilot activities.
12 July, 2010
Government publishes ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’ White Paper.
9 July, 2010
New regulations issued that bring into force specified provisions of the Equality Act 2010, including provision for the Equality and Human Rights Commission to issue Codes of Practice in connection with any matter addressed in the Act.
7 July, 2010
However, barriers to social care services need to be addressed to enable inclusion of marginalised communitites, says Social Care Institute for Excellence.
6 July, 2010
[2010] EWHC 1462 (Admin)
5 July, 2010
Scheme is a vital tool in facilitating social inclusion for disabled people, says charity.
5 July, 2010
Regulations to be published this week will pave the way for landmark provisions to protect disabled people from discrimination and tackle the gender pay gap.
2 July, 2010
Includes announcement that Caring with Confidence programme will face early closure (column 296WH).
1 July, 2010
Charity supportive of general aims and focus of consultation, but believes that there are a number of issues that 'deserve greater prominence'.
30 June, 2010
Government announcement as draft regulations laid which would reduce government contributions into child trust funds from August 2010.
30 June, 2010
Response to government figures showing that free care policy costs £376m a year.
30 June, 2010
New NHS figures also show that the number caring for over 50 hours a week has doubled since 2001.
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