Community care
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on community care. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| 20.12.2012 | Independent Living Fund |
| This note provides a short history of the Independent Living Fund and an update on its current status. It covers the UK. |
| 16.11.2012 | Localisation of the Social Fund |
| As a result of measures in the Welfare Reform Act 2012, certain elements of the discretionary Social Fund scheme will be replaced by new locally based provision delivered by local authorities in England and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales. |
| 02.11.2012 | Direct payments and personal budgets for social care |
| This note gives a brief overview of the rules governing the provision and use of direct payments for social care and provides information on the development of personal budgets for care. |
| 25.10.2012 | Community care: Social Indicators page |
| Community care: Social Indicators page. By Rachael Harker. SN/SG/2643. |
| 20.07.2012 | Social care reform: funding care for the future |
| This note provides a brief history of the proposals to reform the system of adult social care including information on the Coalition Government's Caring for our future white paper and the accompanying progress report on funding reform published on 11 July 2012. |
Research Papers
| 30.08.2011 | Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill: the NHS Future Forum and the Committee Stage Report |
| On 21 June 2011 the House agreed a motion re-committing certain clauses of the Health and Social Care Bill to the Public Bill Committee that had previously considered the Bill. The Committee met between 28 June and 14 July 2011 and agreed a number of Government amendments, introduced in response to the recommendations the 'NHS Future Forum'. Key changes are intended to clarify the Secretary of State for Health's overall responsibility for the NHS, to ensure good governance for the new groups that will be responsible for commissioning NHS-funded services, to strengthen duties to involve the public and health professionals in decision making, and to amend duties in relation to the role of competition and integration in the health service. The Bill is due to have its Report stage and Third Reading on 6 and 7 September 2011. |
| 06.04.2011 | Health and Social Care Bill: Committee Stage Report. |
| The Health and Social Care Bill had its Second Reading in the Commons on 31 January 2011. The Bill was considered in Public Bill Committee in 28 sittings, between 8 February and 31 March 2011. A large number of Government amendments were made, mainly minor and technical changes, although significant alterations were made to clauses 103 and 104 in Part 3 of the Bill, to prevent competition on price. No Opposition amendments were agreed.
This Paper summarises the Commons Second Reading debate and Committee stages and supplements the House of Commons Library Research Paper Health and Social Care Bill (RP 11/11), which was produced for the Bill's Second Reading. |
| 27.01.2011 | Health and Social Care Bill |
| This briefing on the Health and Social Care Bill has been prepared for the Second Reading debate on the Bill in the House of Commons on 31 January 2011.
The Bill is intended to give effect to the reforms requiring primary legislation that were proposed in the NHS White Paper Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS. This White Paper set out the Government's aims to reduce central control of the NHS, to engage doctors in the commissioning of health services, and to give patients greater choice. |
| 09.12.2009 | Personal Care at Home Bill. Bill 11 2009-10. |
| In September 2009, the Government announced that it would be introducing free personal care for people living in their own home with the highest care needs. The Bill follows proposals announced earlier in the year in the Shaping the Future of Care Together green paper to create a National Care Service for social care. It is intended that the introduction of free personal care will be the first step in setting up the National Care Service. |
| 25.02.2009 | Autism Bill (Bill 10 of 2008-09) |
| This Bill would require local authorities to collect and share information about people with autism, in order to assist in the provision of services. The Bill also contains measures to promote multi-agency working in the delivery of services, and the effective transition from child to adult services, for people with autism. |
Early Day Motions
| 11.01.2012 | DRUM BRAE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY HUB |
| That this House welcomes the construction of the Drum Brae Library and Community Hub which will open to the public at the end of January 2012; notes that the centre will include a day ... |
| 25.10.2011 | COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK (No. 2) |
| That this House notes with concern the issues raised by the British Association of Social Workers in respect of the proper establishment and appropriate use of public funds in relation ... |
| 11.07.2011 | DELIVERY OF ADULT SOCIAL CARE |
| That this House notes thatcross-party commitment and co-operation is urgently needed to reform the way that adult social care is delivered; acknowledges the desire amongst all parties ... |
| 09.06.2011 | CARERS IN WALSALL SOUTH |
| That this House notes that National Carers Week takes place from 13 to 19 June 2011; acknowledges the invaluable role of carers of all ages in Walsall South and across the UK; recognises ... |
| 07.06.2011 | REFORM OF THE CARE AND SUPPORT SYSTEM |
| That this House acknowledges that the current system of care and support is in crisis and that, despite initiatives to improve early intervention, personalise services, increase choice ... |
