Amendments

In May 2025 this new chapter was added to the Universal Procedures section.

In May 2025, the link to the ADASS Priority Tool for Deprivation of Liberty Requests was updated in Section 5, Receiving a Standard Authorisation Request.

In May 2025, information about Carer’s Card Accounts was added to Section 2, Identifying Support Needs.

In May 2025, Section 3.7, Anti-discriminatory Recording was updated to include links to resources that support anti-discriminatory recording.

In May 2025, 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 May 2025, this chapter was updated throughout following a full tri.x legal review. Section 1, 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 May 2025, 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 May 2025, 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 May 2025, Section 5, Identifying Carers, was updated to highlight the importance of identifying informal carers.

In May 2025, Section 8, Good Information and Advice and Prevention was updated to include information about carers leave.

In May 2025 this chapter was replaced with an updated version following a full review. The new version includes an update to Section 2, Providing Information about a Person or Carer to reflect amendments made to the chapter Providing Information about a Person or Carer following a full tri.x legal review.

In May 2025, Section 10, Providing Information about a Person was updated to reflect amendments made to the chapter Providing Information about a Person or Carer following a full tri.x legal review.

In May 2025, 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 May 2025, The Skills for Care Common Core Principles and Competencies in Section 7, Good Practice Guidance for End of Life Care was removed and replaced with, The Universal Principles for Advance Care Planning.

Information about The Victoria and Stuart Project end of life care planning toolkit was also added to Section 12, Learning Disability.

In May 2025, Section 8, Good Information and Advice and Prevention was updated to include information about carers leave.

In May 2025, Section 8, Good Information and Advice and Prevention was updated to include information about carers leave.

In May 2025, Section 4, Providing Information about a Carer was updated to reflect amendments made to the chapter Providing Information about a Person or Carer following a full tri.x legal review.

In May 2025, Section 12, The Skilled Conversation: Risk and Contingency, was updated to include transport arrangements in contingency planning.

In May 2025, Section 11, Meeting Needs and Review was updated to include information about alternative temporary housing options that can be explored. Additionally, Section 13, People with NRPF who are Receiving After-Care under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 was refreshed and a link added to the Section 117 Aftercare chapter.

In May 2025, information about prepaid cards was added into Section 1, What is a Direct Payment.

In May 2025, 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 November 2024, Section 4, Understanding the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards was updated to provide additional clarity about continuous supervision, free to leave and state imputability. In Section 5, Receiving a Standard Authorisation Request, a ‘need to know’ box was added with information about responding to requests from an eligible person.

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

In November 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 November 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 November 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 November 2024, information about fixed costs and Deputy renumeration was updated in Section 5, Exploring all Available Options.

In November 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 November 2024, information about the Probation Finder was added to Section 2, Information about Prisons and Approved Premises.

In November 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 November 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 November 2024, Section 9, Out of Area Services was updated to clarify that Extra Care Housing is classified as specified accommodation.

In November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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.