Amendments

Section 4, Providing Information about a Carer was updated in December 2024 to reflect amendments made to the chapter Providing Information about a Person or Carer following a full tri.x legal review.

In December 2024, the link to the ADASS Priority Tool for Deprivation of Liberty Requests was updated in Section 5, Receiving a Standard Authorisation Request.

Section 3, Principles of Good Recording was updated in December 2024 to include links to resources that support anti-discriminatory recording.

Section 11, Meeting Needs and Review was updated in December 2024 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 was added to the Section 117 Aftercare Procedure.

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

Section 1, Maintaining Confidentiality about a Person or Carer was amended in December 2024 to clarify that the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR do not prevent the sharing of information for safeguarding purposes.

In December 2024, information about Sibstar was added to Section 2, Identifying Support Needs.

In December 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 December 2024 to clarify that a request for a Mental Health Act assessment should be made at the earliest possible opportunity.

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

In December 2024, information about The Victoria and Stuart Project end of life care planning toolkit was also added to Section 12, Learning Disability and 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.

In December 2024, this chapter was refreshed throughout and information about prepaid cards was added into Section 1, What is a Direct Payment?

In December 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.

In December 2024, 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 December 2024, 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 December 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.

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

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

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

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

In July 2024, text amendments were made to reflect changes made to the chapter ‘Financial Assessment’.

In July 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’. 

In July 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 July 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’ and 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 July 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 July 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’. 

In July 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’.

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 July 2024, text amendments were made to Section 7, 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 July 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 July 2024, this chapter was updated following a full tri.x legal review.

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

In July 2024, 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 July 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’.

In July 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’. Also 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 July 2024, text amendments were made to Section 4, 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 July 2024, text amendments were made to Section 2, 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 July 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 July 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 July 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’.  

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 July 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 July 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’.

In July 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 July 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’.

In July 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’.

In July 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 July 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’.

In July 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’.  

In July 2024, a scope box was added to the top of this chapter, alerting and signposting practitioners to the statutory guidance issued in January 2024: Discharge from mental health inpatient settings. The chapter also had a full legal review and additional information was 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).

Section 8, Reporting Concerns about a Service Provider was revised in January 2024 to better reflect the remit of the reablement team.

In January 2024, a link to the ordinary residence section of the Section 117 Aftercare Procedure was added.

In January 2024, relevant text amends were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the NHS Continuing Healthcare Procedure.

This procedure was refreshed in January 2024.

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

In January 2024, relevant text amends were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the NHS Continuing Healthcare Procedure.

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

This procedure was fully reviewed and refreshed in January 2024.

In January 2024, this new procedure was added into the Universal Procedures section.

In January 2024, information about the Caldicott Principles was added.

In January 2024, information about the Caldicott Principles was added into the 'Providing Information about a Carer' section.

In January 2024, 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.

This procedure was added in January 2024.

In January 2024, information about the Caldicott Principles was added into the 'Providing Information about a Person' section.

In January 2024, the Government 'Making Finance Decisions for Young People: Parent and Carer' Toolkit was added to the list of tools to support the Transition Plan conversation.

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

Section 3, Ordinary Residence was updated in January 2024 to reflect the Supreme Court judgement R (Worcestershire County Council) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2023] UKSC 31.
A link was also added to the Community Mental Health Framework for Adults.
Older Adults documents were added into Section 9, Further Information. 

In January 2024, this new procedure was added into the Specialist Procedures section.

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

In January 2024, text amends were made to Section 1, An Introduction to Continuity of Care Arrangements. These amends 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'.

Section 15, Challenging an Authorisation using Section 21A and Section 16, The Future of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were added in January 2024.
At the same time, the chapter Liberty Protection Safeguards Procedure was deleted.

Also, relevant text amends were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review. In addition to this, information about the use of the ADASS Priority Tool for Deprivation of Liberty Requests was added into Section 5, Receiving a Standard Authorisation Request.

In January 2024, this chapter was fully reviewed and refreshed. This included moving information about Best Interests into Section 6, Applying to the Court, adding information about the National Deprivation of Liberty Court and adding a new Section 8, Challenging a DoLS Authorisation using Section 21A.
Also relevant text amends were made throughout to reflect the feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Procedure.

The Ordinary Residence section was reviewed and refreshed in July 2023.

Section 2, Identifying Deprivations of Liberty (ages 18 and over) and Section 5, Identifying and Responding to Deprivations of Liberty (ages 16 and 17) were both updated in July 2023 to provide greater clarity on state imputability.

In July 2023, references to the Care Programme Approach were removed.

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

In July 2023, this chapter was refreshed throughout and amended to reflect changes to the immigration status requirements for people from EEA countries.

Section 10, Advanced Care Planning was refreshed in July 2023 to include information about the universal principles of Advanced Care Planning.

In July 2023, this procedure was refreshed.

Section 4, Understanding the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards was updated in July 2023 to provide greater clarity on state imputability.