Amendments

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

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 updated following a full tri.x legal review.

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

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 was added into 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, 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.

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

Section 3, What must be considered was updated in November 2024 to reflect other chapters in the manual.

In November 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.

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

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

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

Section 3, Applying the Eligibility Criteria was updated in November 2024 to include information from the Care and Support statutory guidance about establishing whether the person's needs arise from a physical or mental impairment or illness.

Section 8, Out of Area Services was updated in November 2024 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, information about fixed costs and Deputy renumeration was updated in Section 5, Exploring all Available Options. information was added to Section 4, Concerns About an Appointee, Deputy or Donee and Section 5, Exploring all Available Options to clarify that the Court of Protection can also revoke a Deputyship or Lasting Power of Attorney. Further information was also added to Section 6, Making a Property and Affairs Deputyship Application regarding notifications. In addition, information about Sibstar was added to Section 2, Identifying Support 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’.

Section 3, Applying the Eligibility Criteria was updated in November 2024 to include information from the Care and Support statutory guidance about establishing whether the person's needs arise from a physical or mental impairment or illness.

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

In May 2024, text amendments were made to the section 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.

Section 9, Out of Area Services was updated in May 2024 to reflect amendments made previously to Ordinary Residence chapters following a legal review.

In May 2024, minor text amendments were made to Section 3, Failure of a Regulated Provider. These amendments have been 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 May 2024, text amendments was 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 May 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 May 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 May 2024, relevant text amendments were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review.

In May 2024, text amendments were made to reflect changes made to the chapter Financial Assessment.

In May 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 May 2024, relevant text amendments were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Procedure.

In May 2024, twitter was changed to X (formerly twitter).

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

In May 2024, a new section was added: Identifying Carers. In addition, a grammar error in Section 3, Receiving a Referral.

In May 2024, the government toolkit ‘Making Finance Decisions for Young People: Parent and Carer Toolkit’ was added to the list of tools to support the Transition Plan conversation.

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

In May 2024, text amendments were made to the section Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Person. These amendments 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 May 2024, text amendments were made to the section 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 May 2024, text amendments were made to the section Arranging the Review 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 May 2024, a link to the Section 117 Aftercare chapter on Ordinary Residence was added.

In May 2024, text amendments were made to the section Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Person. These amendments 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 May 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 May 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 May 2024, minor text amendments were made to the section 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 May 2024, minor text amendments were made to the section 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 May 2024, this new chapter was added to the Universal Procedures section.

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

In May 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 has been 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 May 2024, text amendments were made to the section 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 May 2024, text amendments were made to the section 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 May 2024, this chapter was fully reviewed and refreshed.

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

In May 2024, text amendments were made to the section Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Young 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 May 2024, text amendments were made to the section Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Parent 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 May 2024, text amendments were made to the section Arranging the Review 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 May 2024, text amendments were made to the section 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 May 2024, text amendments were made to the section Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Young Carer. These amendmentss 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 May 2024, text amendments were made to the section 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 May 2024, minor text amendments were made to the section Applying the Eligibility Criteria. These amendments 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.

Section 10, Advance Care Planning was refreshed in November 2023 to include information about the Universal Principles of Advance Care Planning.

In November 2023, this chapter was refreshed throughout and amended to reflect changes to the immigration status requirements for people from EEA countries. A link to 'Supporting Migrants Lacking Mental Capacity in Relation to Immigration Matters' was also added to Section 1, Using this Procedure and Further Guidance.

In November 2023, information about the Caldicott Principles was added into the 'Providing Information about a Carer' section.

In November 2023, the 'Ordinary Residence' section was reviewed and refreshed.

In November 2023, this new chapter was added into the 'Mental Health Teams' section.

In November 2023, this chapter was fully reviewed and refreshed. This included providing greater clarity on state imputability and adding two new sections: Section 15, Challenging an Authorisation using Section 21A and Section 16, The Future of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. At the same time, the Liberty Protection Safeguards chapter was deleted.

In November 2023, this chapter was fully reviewed and refreshed.

In November 2023, information about the Caldicott Principles was added into the 'Providing Information about a Person' section.

In November 2023, information about the Caldicott Principles was added into the 'Providing Information about a Person/Carer' section.

In November 2023, this chapter was fully reviewed and refreshed. This included adding clarity around state imputability, moving information about Best Interests into Section 6, Applying to the Court, adding information about the National Deprivation of Liberty Court. A new Section 8, Challenging a DoLS Authorisation using Section 21A was also added.

Section 3, Ordinary Residence was updated in November 2023 to reflect the Supreme Court judgement R (Worcestershire County Council) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2023] UKSC 31. A link to the Community Mental Health Framework for Adults and Older Adults documents was also added into Section 9, Further Information.

In November 2023, information about the Caldicott Principles was added.

Section 5, Meeting the Urgent Needs of a Person who is not Ordinarily Resident was reviewed and refreshed in November 2023.

In November 2023, a new Section 2, Final Demand Guide was added. Updated in May 2023, the Final Demand Guide provides basic advice for health and social care workers, describing how they can practically help people with debt and mental health problems.