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May 10, 2013 · Allan Norman analyses the status of 'guidance' and the wider implications of a 2012 High Court ruling, including for the childcare field. In the beginning was section 7, Local Authority Social Services Act 1970: "Local authorities shall, in the exercise of their social services functions, including the exercise of any discretion conferred by any relevant enactment, act under the general ...
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The White Paper, Sustainable Social Services for Wales: A Framework for Action, published in 2011, highlighted a number of challenges faced by public services in Wales. These included demographic changes, increased expectations from those who access care and support as well as continuing hard economic realities. The Act aims to address these issues...
The fundamental principles of the Act are: Voice and control– putting the individual and their needs, at the centre of their care, and giving them a voice in, and control over reaching the outcomes that help them achieve well-being. Prevention and early intervention– increasing preventative services within the community to minimise the escalation o...
Follow the progress of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill, from when it was introduced to the National Assembly on 28 January 2013 to when it became an Act after receiving Royal Assent on 1 May 2014. Here, you can also find the Explanatory Memorandum, which provides a general explanation of the legislation, including all its different ...
On 30 June 2015, the Minister for Health and Social Services Mark Drakeford issued a written statementdetailing how the Act will meet the needs of children and young people. In this video, filmed at the Family Justice Network Conference in Cardiff in January 2016, Ruth Henke QC gives a presentation on local authorities' responsibilities for looked ...
Sep 30, 2024 · Codes of Practice. Codes of practice provide guidance, backed by law, to help people and organisations work within the new framework created by an Act. You can find links to the codes of practice issued under Section 145 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. Local authorities must act in accordance with the codes of practice ...
The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act is in force from April 2016. It is the new legal framework that brings together and modernises social services law. The Act is supported by Regulations – Secondary legislation where further detail is required Codes of Practice – Guidance to help people and organisations to work within the law
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The guidance lists eight aspects of well-being and 24 national well-being outcomes. The assessor has then to translate (in each case) these 24 national well-being outcomes into personal outcomes. They have to explain, bear in mind and then. score/ record: ‘outcomes’, ‘outputs’ and ‘process/ activity’.
Mar 29, 2023 · The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 has been described as “ground-breaking” (see our previous article for further information on the Act). The Welsh Government commissioned an independent evaluation of the Act, which concluded at the end of 2022. A number of initial reports were published over the course of the evaluation. As we await the final evaluation report, our two ...
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Mar 28, 2023 · The need for an integrated health and social care system was repeated throughout interview responses. Dr Alison Tarrant from the Wales Governance Centre notes that the language used in the Act and guidance typically frames independence as self-reliance and connected to a reduction in social care use. This is reflected in the Act’s eligibility ...
