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- The Care Act 2014 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that received royal assent on 14 May 2014, after being introduced on 9 May 2013. The main purpose of the act was to overhaul the existing 60-year-old legislation regarding social care in England. The Care Act 2014 sets out in one place, local authorities’ duties in relation to assessing people’s needs and their eligibility for publicly funded care and support. The Act received the consensus of the three main political parties in the UK during its passage through parliament. The Act was implemented following substantial public consultation but was criticised for some of the funding reforms included within the Act. The Act was unusual in respect of being one of the few Acts to have started its progress in the House of Lords rather than the House of Commons. The Care Act is a lengthy act (129 clauses in the main part of the Act) addressing many issues: from a review of the public consultation 107 recommendations were made of which many were adopted. However some of the major changes are:
* That local councils now have a duty to promote the well-being of carers; previously their duty of care was only made to the users of the care services;
* That anyone receiving care and support from a regulated provider which has been arranged by the council will be covered by the Human Rights Act 1998;
* That councils must enable users or potential users of care services to access independent financial advice on their care funding;
* The introduction of a new appeals system for care users to appeal against council decisions on eligibility to care and care funding;
* Guidance on safeguarding vulnerable adults, which in England had taken the form of the 2000 No Secrets guidance, was replaced by statutory guidance issued under the legislation. (en)
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- An Act to make provision to reform the law relating to care and support for adults and the law relating to support for carers; to make provision about safeguarding adults from abuse or neglect; to make provision about care standards; to establish and make provision about Health Education England; to establish and make provision about the Health Research Authority; to make provision about integrating care and support with health services; and for connected purposes (en)
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- Parliament of the United Kingdom (en)
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- England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (en)
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- The Care Act 2014 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that received royal assent on 14 May 2014, after being introduced on 9 May 2013. The main purpose of the act was to overhaul the existing 60-year-old legislation regarding social care in England. The Care Act 2014 sets out in one place, local authorities’ duties in relation to assessing people’s needs and their eligibility for publicly funded care and support. The Act was unusual in respect of being one of the few Acts to have started its progress in the House of Lords rather than the House of Commons. (en)
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