Source: UK Parliament and Family Law Week published on this site May 21st 2014 by Jill Powell
Law Commissioner Nicholas Paines QC said:
"We are delighted that the Care Act has received Royal Assent. Together with the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act, which received Royal Assent on 1 May, this puts in place a coherent framework to govern the provision of adult social care across England and Wales.
The new Act replaces over 65 years of piecemeal legislation. It places personalisation on a statutory footing for the first time, gives new legal rights to carers and introduces a new legal framework for safeguarding vulnerable adults. It will streamline and modernise a system that has its roots in the poor law, clarifying rights and responsibilities for older and disabled people and local councils, and improving the position of carers.
We are very pleased that the Department of Health and the Welsh Government accepted our recommendations and acted so swiftly to implement these important and much-needed reforms."
To access the Care Act 2014 click http://www.safecic.co.uk/freebies/55-free-downloads-and-safeguarding-links/515-adultseng
To access the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 click http://www.safecic.co.uk/freebies/55-free-downloads-and-safeguarding-links/630-walesad
