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The Care Bill was introduced into the House of Lords on 9 May 2013, received its Third Reading on 29 October 2013 and then proceeded to the House of Commons where it received its Second Reading on 16 December 2013. Commons’ Committee stage began on 9 January 2014 and is due to end on 4 February. This Report examines the most significant human rights issues in the Bill. 

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 creates statutory provisions to empower and protect vulnerable people who lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions. Issued on 23 April 2007, the Code of Practice provides guidance on how the provisions of the Act will work on a daily basis for those caring for, or working with, people lacking mental capacity. The Code is important for professionals - such as doctors and social workers - but family, friends, and unpaid carers will also find it helpful.

This national conference was a partnership event between the Scottish Government, Age Concern Scotland, Inclusion Scotland, the Scottish Association for Mental Health and the Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability which was aimed at raising awareness of the new Act among people who use services and their family members. It was an event where audience participation was crucial to ensure that their views and concerns would be reflected through a conference report which would be sent to Chairs of Adult Protection Committees to assist them with their strategic planning.

Provides guidance to the Part 4 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, focusing on eligibility, care planning and direct payments. In particular, the code determines the point at which an individual will have an enforceable right to support from the local authority and the authority has a legal duty to provide or arrange care and support; sets eligibility criteria that will apply to all people – children, adults and carers; sets out the requirements of a care and support plan; and sets out the circumstances required by a local authority when making direct payments.

This research, commissioned by the Pension, Disability and Carers Service (PDCS), was conducted over a six month period in a context of government initiatives to increase levels of support to low income pensioners.

Leaflet outlining local authorities’ duties and functions in relation to the assessment and support of carers under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act. The Act consolidates the law relating to carers and gives them equivalent rights to those of the people that they care for. The leaflet briefly covers the provision of Information, Advice and Assistance services; proportionate assessment; supporting carers through community based preventative services; carer support plans; and what happens if the carer and the person cared for move from one authority area in Wales to another.

This report is the Government's Annual Report to Parliament which gives our reply to the Learning Disability Task Force report 'Making Things Happen'. Reports on the work that has been done since the White Paper 'Valuing People:A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century' launched in March 2001.

Support for unpaid carers has rightly become an important policy area in Scotland. In some ways, Scotland is ahead of other parts of the UK when it comes to developing services for carers. To build on this, the Scottish Executive undertook a project looking into the future needs of unpaid carers, and how services might need to change over the next 10 years. The aim was to  create a picture of what services unpaid carers need, and how best to deliver these services so that they make a difference to people’s quality of life.

Outlines the national care standards for care homes in Scotland. Contents: before using the support service, standards one to six; settling in, standards seven to eleven; day to day life, standards twelve to nineteen; moving on, standard twenty.

A guide for carers who are concerned that the person they care for is unable to take action or make some or all decisions in relation to their finances, personal welfare or health, due to a mental disability or severe communications difficulties, such as a stroke. The guide covers information on how the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 can help. It also explains the purpose of guardianship and intervention orders and outlines the considerations to make before taking forward an application for a guardianship or intervention order.