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2024

October 2024

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Procedure

Section 4, Understanding the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards was updated in October 2024 to provide additional clarity about continuous supervision, free to leave and state imputability. A 'need to know' box was added into Section 5, Receiving a Standard Authorisation Request, with information about responding to requests from an eligible person.

Support Planning

In October 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.

The Light Touch Review Conversation

In October 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.

The Light Touch Review Conversation (Carers)

In October 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.

Signing Off a Care and Support Plan and Agreeing a Final Personal Budget

In October 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.

Signing off a Support Plan and Agreeing a Final Personal Budget

In October 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.

Legal Requirements of a Support Plan Review and Tools

In October 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.

Care and Support Planning

In October 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.

Recognising and Responding to Deprivations of Liberty

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

Setting an Indicative Budget

In October 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. 

End of Life Procedures and Practice Guidance

In October 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.

Legal Requirements of a Care and Support Plan Review and Tools

In October 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.

April 2024

Preparing to Establish the Needs of Parent Carers

In April 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5, 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’.

Preparing to Establish Needs

In April 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5, 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’.

Continuity of Care Arrangements

In April 2024, text amendments were 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’.

Understanding and Applying Eligibility Criteria

In April 2024, minor text amendments were made to the Section 3, 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’.

Preparing to Establish Needs (Child's Needs Assessment)

In April 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5, 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’.

Preparing to Carry out a Support Plan Review

In April 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5, Arranging the Review 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’.

Preparing to Establish the Needs of Young Carers

In April 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5, Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Young 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’.

Preparing to Establish Needs (Carers)

In April 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5, 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’.

Introduction, Legal Requirements and Tools (Carers)

In April 2024, text amendments were made to Section 3, 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’.

Service Interruptions and Provider Failure

In April 2024, minor text amendments were made to Section 3, Failure of a Regulated Provider. These amendments were 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’.

Understanding and Applying Eligibility Criteria (Carers)

In April 2024, minor text amendments were made to Section 3, 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’.

Introduction, Legal Requirements and Tools

In April 2024, text amendments were made to Section 3, 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’.

Preparing to Carry out a Care and Support Plan Review

In April 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5, 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’.

Joint Packages of Health and Social Care

In April 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.

NHS Continuing Healthcare Procedure

In April 2024, relevant text amendments were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review.

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Procedure

In April 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.

Recognising and Responding to Deprivations of Liberty

In April 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.

NHS-funded Nursing Care Procedure (FNC)

In April 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.

Arranging Support and Services

Section 8, Out of Area Services was updated in April 2024 to reflect amends made previously to Ordinary Residence chapters following a legal review.

Ordinary Residence Procedure

In April 2024, a link to the Section 117 Aftercare chapter section on ordinary residence was added.

Equality, Diversity and Human Rights

In April 2024, new chapter was added to the Universal Procedures section.

Social Media (use of)

In April 2024, Twitter was changed to X (formerly Twitter).

Prisons and Approved Premises

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

Receiving a Contact or Referral

In April 2024, a new Section 5, Identifying Carers was added.

Requesting a Financial Assessment

This procedure was updated in April 2024.

Financial Assessment

In April 2024, this chapter has been 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’.

No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF)

In April 2024, the Home Office Status, Verification, Enquiries and Checking service email was updated. A link to the government guidance ‘Asylum support’ was added to Section 7, Providing Information and Advice. The guidance ‘Supporting Migrants Lacking Mental Capacity in Relation to Immigration Matters’ was added to Section 1, Using this Procedure and Further Guidance.

Acting as an Appropriate Adult

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

The Transition Plan

In April 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.

Direct Payments

In April 2024, this chapter has been 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’.

Section 117 Aftercare

In April 2024, a scope box has been 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).

Discharge to Assess (Home First)

In April 2024, this chapter was reviewed and refreshed, including the addition of several national resources.

Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Spaces) Procedure

In April 2024, Approved Mental Capacity Professionals were removed from the list of individuals that can apply for a Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space.

Deputyship and Financial Affairs

In April 2024, Section 5, Making a Property and Affairs Deputyship Application was updated to include more information about notifications and revocation, and information about Carer’s Card accounts was added to Section 1, Identifying Support Needs.

Social Circumstances Report

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