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Delivering adaptations: good practice system review checklist
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This checklist is provided to assist partner agencies in a locality working together to deliver an effective adaptation service. It is aimed both at those responsible for planning and designing the system and those responsible for service delivery. It will also be helpful to service users and their advocates in shaping their expectations of the service they receive.
Delivering housing adaptations for disabled people: a good practice guide
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 77p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document describes the various statutory duties laid upon both social services and housing authorities in relation to their adaptations service. It draws on identified good practice from local authorities across the country in advising on the key issues about how the service should be organised and the full process of delivery from first contact with a client to the completion of the adaptation. The purpose of an adaptation is to modify disabling environments in order to restore or enable independent living, privacy, confidence and dignity for individuals and their families. It is therefore not primarily a matter of building work, the provision of equipment or otherwise modifying a dwelling, but providing an individualised solution to the problems of people experiencing a disabling environment. The primary purpose of this document is to advise local authorities on how they can establish a first class service which can deliver adaptations to the homes of disabled people in order to meet their needs and statutory entitlements.
Delivering adaptations: desk guide; a consultation paper
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office,|Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The principal aim of this document is to offer advice to local authorities on how they can establish a first class service which can deliver adaptations to the homes of disabled people in order to meet their needs and statutory entitlements. The document sets out: the key principles which should lie at the heart of designing an adaptations service; the legislative context underlying the requirement to provide the service; and the key components required to make an adaptations service fit for purpose.
Delivering adaptations: responding to the need for adaptation; an overview
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The principal aim of this document is to offer advice to local authorities on how they can establish a first class service which can deliver adaptations to the homes of disabled people in order to meet their needs and statutory entitlements. The document sets out: the key principles which should lie at the heart of designing an adaptations service; the legislative context underlying the requirement to provide the service; and the key components required to make an adaptations service fit for purpose.
Equality and diversity: making it happen
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Trade and Industry
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document sets out the government's assessment of the priorities for equality and the challenges ahead. It looks at what equality machinery can contribute to achieving this equality vision and invites views on possible structures. It notes the links between institutional support for equality and for human rights. Finally it sets out the next steps following this consultation, including how and when a decision will be reached.
Equality and diversity: the way ahead
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Trade and Industry
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 65p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Outlines the government's proposals for the implementation of new anti-discrimination law under the Employment and Race Directives. The Directives will tackle discrimination in employment and training on the grounds of sexual orientation and religion and age. There will also be small, technical changes to existing law on race and disability.