Policy

Here you will find any relevant government policy document to do with disability, social care, health care, housing, education and more from across the UK.
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Draft National Care Standards: Second Tranche (Consultation)
Link to government office, Scotland - consultation paper on developing standards for the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (2002)
01 April 2001
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Fair and Reasonable: A Family Carers Guide to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Policy guidance relating to the Carers and Disabled Children's Act 2000
01 March 2001
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Family Matters, Counting Families In
This report presents findings of a study undertaken by the Family Carers sub-group in 2000, involving a literature review and consultations with family carers in England, aimed at highlighting the exp...
01 March 2001
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The Mental Health Policy Implementation Guide
Implementation Guide published to support the delivery of adult mental health policy locally. This is a guide and not a prescription. Whilst certain service models are specified there is also emphasis...
01 March 2001
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Care Trusts - the Emerging Framework
Link to DoH site and information on the NHS Plan announcing Care Trusts, set up to enable closer integration of health and social care services. (no electronic version available but link for ordering....
01 March 2001
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Social Care For Deafblind Children and Adults
The guidance in this LA circular is relevant to all local social services staff and requires specific actions to be taken such as identifying and keeping records on deafblind people in catchment areas...
01 March 2001
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Supporting People: Interim Start-up Guidance
This document sets out the most immediate issues to be addressed on setting up Supporting People in Scotland
23 February 2001
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Guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983 England, 2000
This report contains statistics on the numbers of people subject to guardianship under Sections 7 and 37 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
22 February 2001
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Notifications of the use of the Health Act Partnership Arrangements
Disability in the workplace: Employers' and service providers' responses to the Disability Discrimination Act in 2003 and preparation for 2004 changes.
02 February 2001
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New Directions: Report on the Review of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
Full report on the review of 'The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984
01 February 2001

