3 May, 2011
28 April, 2011
New regulations issued in relation to guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability for the purposes of the 2010 Act.
26 April, 2011
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities warns that move could cost more than £300m, reports bbc.co.uk
26 April, 2011
New regulations that bring into force specified subsections of section 146 of the 2008 Act that make provision relating to direct payments in lieu of the provision of care services.
26 April, 2011
New regulations issued that relate to cases where a local authority requires an adult recipient of direct payments to make a payment towards the cost of a 'chargeable' service.
21 April, 2011
Judge overturns local authority's proposal to raise criteria from 'substantial' to 'critical' because its consultation process contravened the Disability Discrimination Act.
20 April, 2011
20 April, 2011
New regulations in relation to the discretionary power that local authorities in Wales have to impose a reasonable charge upon adult recipients of non-residential social care services.
19 April, 2011
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services survey also found that a quarter of reductions would come from frontline services, reports Community Care.
19 April, 2011
New regulations that provide that a local authority in Wales may impose a charge of such amount as it considers reasonable for providing a chargeable service.
13 April, 2011
Social Work Practice pilots will see frontline social care workers given more flexibility to work with people they support and their carers.
11 April, 2011
New statutory instrument amending the capital limit and sum assumed to be needed for personal requirements of people in residential care.
11 April, 2011
New Department of Health guidance on how to apply financial assessment to people in residential care.
7 April, 2011
Document published by the Department of Health describes why the way health and care is provided needs to change, and invites people to get involved in the process.
6 April, 2011
Community Care reports that councils are using a controversial legal decision to justify restricting a person's access to food and drink to cut costs.
5 April, 2011
Written ministerial statement made by Secretary of State for Health in parliament.
4 April, 2011
Report by Policy Exchange suggests that proposals to abolish every Primary Care Trust by 2013 could lead to the new structure replicating the existing system in all but name.
4 April, 2011
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Ageing and Older People publishes its submission to the Dilnot Commission on Funding of Care and Support.
1 April, 2011
Department of Health publishes response to consultation and 'next steps'.
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