Social care

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Services

1. Search Public Guardian registers

   Form to find out if someone has an attorney or deputy acting for them.

2. Childcare and children's social care health declaration form

   Health declaration form for childminders and people who work in childcare or children's social care.

3. Form D89: Request for personal service by a court bailiff

   Ask a court bailiff to hand-deliver papers to the respondent in family proceedings for you.

4. Register as a children's social care provider: 'fit person' assessment questionnaires

   Forms for assessing your fitness to be a children's social care provider. There are separate forms for children's homes.

5. Tell Ofsted about an incident: children's social care notification form

   Online form for adoption or fostering agencies, children's homes and residential family centres. Downloadable form for residential holiday schemes for disabled children.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Ofsted safeguarding policy
   • Guidance
   • 8 March 2018
   • Ofsted
2. No Secrets: guidance on protecting vulnerable adults in care
   • Guidance
   • 22 January 2015
   • Department of Health and Social Care
3. Health and Social Care Act 2008: code of practice on the prevention and control of infections
   • Guidance
   • 24 July 2015
   • Department of Health and Social Care
4. Care Act 2014 Part 1: factsheets
   • Guidance
   • 19 April 2016
   • Department of Health and Social Care
5. Local area SEND inspection: framework
   • Guidance
   • 12 November 2018
   • Ofsted and Care Quality Commission

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News and communications

1 November 2018 — Press release

Budget to support new housing, high streets and local services

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

1. Budget 2018: 24 things you need to know
   • 29 October 2018
   • HM Treasury
   • News story
2. Faster access to treatment and new technology for 500,000 patients
   • 23 October 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care, Innovate UK, and UK Research and Innovation
   • News story
3. Matt Hancock launches tech vision to build the most advanced health and care system in the world
   • 17 October 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story
4. Regional allocation of adult social care winter funding
   • 17 October 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. Patient Education / Self Management Programmes for People with Long Term Conditions 2017/18
   • 19 November 2018
   • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and Department of Health (Northern Ireland)
   • Official statistics
2. Priorities for adult social work research
   • 15 November 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Independent report
3. Wider Determinants of Health: November 2018 update
   • 6 November 2018
   • Public Health England
   • Official statistics
4. Tuberculosis (TB): regional and devolved administration reports
   • 5 November 2018
   • Public Health England
   • Research
5. Improved Better Care Fund 2017-18: quarterly and year-end reporting
   • 18 October 2018
   • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Proposal to amend the Tribunal Procedure (First-Tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008
   • 23 October 2018
   • Tribunal Procedure Committee
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 14 June 2018
2. Directions for integrated care providers (ICPs)
   • 11 October 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Open consultation
   • Closing date 08 December 2018
3. Community networks linking older and younger people
   • 5 November 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Case study
4. Preventing homelessness through early intervention mediation
   • 5 November 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Case study
5. The future of healthcare: our vision for digital, data and technology in health and care
   • 17 October 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. The Planning Inspectorate Framework Document
   • 24 October 2018
   • Planning Inspectorate
   • Corporate report
2. FOI: Social care dataset as at 31 March 2018
   • 11 September 2018
   • Ofsted
   • Foi release
3. Ofsted corporate annual reports and accounts
   • 16 July 2018
   • Ofsted
   • Corporate report
4. Assistive technology: research and development
   • 14 May 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Corporate report
5. Memorandum of understanding between Ofsted and DfE: secure children's homes
   • 4 April 2018
   • Ofsted
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department of Health & Social Care
2. Department for Education
3. Department for Work & Pensions
4. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
5. Public Health England

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1. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
3. HM Treasury
4. Ministry of Defence
5. National Information Board
6. Cabinet Office
7. National Data Guardian
8. Ministry of Justice
9. Home Office
10. Accelerated Access Review
11. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
12. HM Courts & Tribunals Service
13. Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service
14. Civil Nuclear Constabulary
15. Civil Nuclear Police Authority
16. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
17. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
18. Government Equalities Office
19. Department for International Development
20. Department for International Trade
21. Northern Ireland Office
22. HM Revenue & Customs
23. Office of the Public Guardian
24. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru
25. Central Arbitration Committee
26. Government Actuary's Department
27. Intellectual Property Office
28. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
29. Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
30. Tribunal Procedure Committee
31. Academy for Social Justice Commissioning
32. Attorney General's Office
33. Certification Officer
34. Department for Transport
35. Disclosure & Barring Service
36. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
37. Government Digital Service
38. Government Office for Science
39. Marine Management Organisation
40. Office for Civil Society
41. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
42. Planning Inspectorate
43. UK Export Finance
44. UK Visas and Immigration

1. Ofsted
2. Innovate UK
3. The Charity Commission
4. Office for Life Sciences
5. Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
6. Healthcare UK
7. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
8. Marine Accident Investigation Branch
9. Military Aviation Authority
10. Sellafield Ltd
11. Social Security Advisory Committee
12. Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
13. Forestry Commission
14. Government Chemist
15. HM Prison Service
16. Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
17. Natural England
18. Single Source Regulations Office
19. Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
20. Veterans UK

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