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Charges for residential accommodation: CRAG amendment no. 11; National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) Regulations
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 24p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Freedom of expression: communication aids for disabled children
- Author:
- HOWELLS Sophie
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 171, November 2000, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Reports on the results of a survey carried out by Scope, the UK's leading disability organisation, on the provision of communication aids for disabled children. Includes a number of specific recommendations for Government.
Equal to the task?
- Author:
- JONES Davey
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 29.9.00, 2000, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
A new race relations bill and European Union legislation have made equal opportunities a priority for local government. Looks at the uneven response from councils.
Mobility and responsibility
- Author:
- SCHWEHR Belinda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.6.00, 2000, p.32.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Some local authorities are refusing to provide transport to day care facilities for clients who are in receipt of disability living allowance. Explains why they are wrong to do so.
Voluntary value added
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.4.00, 2000, p.25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a unique respite service for children with learning or physical disabilities, which is being provided by a local authority (Middlesbrough) and a voluntary organisation (Shaftsbury Society).
A jigsaw of services: inspection of services to support disabled adults in their parenting role; key messages for practitioners and first line managers
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Summary and key messages from an inspection of local authority services to parents with disabilities, learning difficulties, sensory impairments, or who are chronically sick.
A jigsaw of services: inspection of services to support disabled adults in their parenting role
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 64p.,diags.
- Place of publication:
- London
Inspection of local authority support and services for parents with disabilities, including disabled people, people with learning difficulties, people with sensory impairments, and chronically sick people.
Charging with care: how councils charge for home care
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 82p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication presents the findings of a survey of local authority home care charges. It looks at the wide variations in charges between different authorities, the different factors taken into account, the quality of charge management, and how some users of home care, particularly those on low incomes and with high care costs, can be the most disadvantaged by these arrangements. Finally the report introduces a framework which is used to diagnose inconsistencies and highlights the need for greater national guidance, particularly in the area of financial protection for the most vulnerable service users.
Index, sources and derivation of key indicators of local authority social services: October 2000
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 57p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document discusses the data sources in general terms and gives information about the treatment of missing data and classification of authorities used in the key indicators graphical system.
Charging with care: how councils charge for home care; briefing
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing paper presents a summary of the findings of a survey of local authority home care charges. It looks at the wide variations in charges between different authorities, the different factors taken into account, the quality of charge management, and how some users of home care, particularly those on low incomes and with high care costs, can be the most disadvantaged by these arrangements. Finally the report introduces a framework which is used to diagnose inconsistencies and highlights the need for greater national guidance, particularly in the area of financial protection for the most vulnerable service users.