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New Care Act statutory guidance published

07 April 2016

The Department of Health has produced an amended version of the Care Act Statutory guidance.

The Department of Health has produced an amended version of the Care Act Statutory guidance which is available here.

Local authorities are required to have regard to this guidance when applying the Care Act  and should not depart from it without good reason.

The most substantial revision is to the safeguarding section.

The Department of Health has produced a table of amendments which can be accessed here.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of this article further, please contact Lynne Bradey on 0114 267 5584.

You can also keep up to date by following Wrigleys Solicitors on LinkedIn.

The information in this article is necessarily of a general nature. Specific advice should be sought for specific situations. If you have any queries or need any legal advice please feel free to contact Wrigleys Solicitors.

 

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