Updating our care and support system: draft regulations and guidance
Download the full outcome
Detail of outcome
The consultation received over 4,000 responses from many different sources. The response document sets out the government response to the consultation, and summarises changes to the regulations and guidance as a result of the consultation.
The response also includes proposed final versions of the regulations that will form the basis for the new legal framework. We have included them to provide information for local authorities as soon as possible and support their preparations for implementation in April 2015.
We have also published statutory guidance to help those implementing the Care Act.
The final impact assessment is published on the legislation site.
Original consultation
Consultation description
These draft regulations and guidance relate to the care and support reforms and provisions in the Care Act which come into effect in April 2015.
Find out more and have your say online.
The consultation document sets out a summary of the policies that the regulations and guidance relate to and the questions we would welcome views and evidence on. It should be read alongside the draft regulations and guidance.
The guidance is intended to provide local authorities with the information they need about how they should meet the legal obligations under the Act and the regulations, and will be used by local authority officers to plan care and support. The guidance will also be used by people using care and support, their families, the voluntary sector and providers of care and support to help them understand the new system.
Do not feel limited to the questions asked. We want to hear your views about anything included in or left out of the regulations and guidance.
Documents
Last updated 17 March 2015 + show all updates
-
Updated to add a short note clarifying issues relating to Care Act guidance and the legislative framework.
-
Government response to the consultation on the draft regulations and guidance for implementing the Care Act 2014.
-
First published.