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Estimating the cost of free home care for disabled people in Wales
- Author:
- BELL David N.F.
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 63p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Local Authorities in Wales have a statutory right to charge for domiciliary care. The Welsh Assembly Government does not have the legislative powers necessary to set aside this right except for the first 6 weeks. It could, however, introduce a voluntary grant scheme whereby it reimbursed authorities for the costs of not charging for certain services. As part of this research project, Welsh local authorities have been surveyed to determine the income they receive from charging.
Workforce diversity in the public sector: an evaluation of the performance of English local authorities
- Authors:
- ANDREWS Rhys, BOYNE George A., WALKER Richard M.
- Journal article citation:
- Policy and Politics, 34(2), April 2006, pp.287-306.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
In this article the authors develop criteria of performance on workforce diversity, and analyse the Best Value Performance Indicators for 2001–03 to evaluate whether employment in English local government is equitable with respect to gender, minority ethnicity and disability. The analysis shows that the relative performance of councils varies markedly, depending on the dimension of diversity and the criterion of performance that is applied.
Making a difference: how parent groups can use the children's NSF to influence local services
- Author:
- BLACK Jemma
- Publisher:
- Contact a Family
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 48p.
The Children's NSF, launched in the Autumn of 2004, is a ten-year Government plan to improve health and social care for children. It includes a specific standard on the needs of disabled children and their families, which calls for joined-up services, proper information and the involvement of children and their families in the shaping of services. This is a guide for parent support groups. It explains the changes currently taking place in children's services, and provides practical information on how to influence change locally.
Inspection of social care services for disabled people: Cambridgeshire County Council: September 2004
- Authors:
- CLARK Jan, BIRTWISLE Tim
- Publisher:
- Commission for Social Care Inspection. Eastern Region
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
The development of direct payments in the UK: implications for social justice
- Authors:
- RIDDELL Sheila, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 4(1), January 2005, pp.75-85.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Direct payments have been heralded by the disability movement as an important means to achieving independent living and hence greater social justice for disabled people through enhanced recognition as well as financial redistribution. Drawing on data from the ESRC funded project Disabled People and Direct Payments: A UK Comparative Perspective, this paper presents an analysis of policy and official statistics on use of direct payments across the UK. It is argued that the potential of direct payments has only partly been realised as a result of very low and uneven uptake within and between different parts of the UK. This is accounted for in part by resistance from some Labour-controlled local authorities, which regard direct payments as a threat to public sector jobs. In addition, access to direct payments has been uneven across impairment groups. However, from a very low base there has been a rapid expansion in the use of direct payments over the past three years. The extent to which direct payments are able to facilitate the ultimate goal of independent living for disabled people requires careful monitoring.
Supporting the disabled children of asylum seekers: the Court of Appeal finds a way through the legal maze
- Authors:
- MITCHELL Ed, DAVIES Huw
- Journal article citation:
- Justice of the Peace, 10.4.04, 2004, pp.264-268.
- Publisher:
- Butterworth
Discusses a recent case which involved a destitute asylum seeker with a severely disabled child. The Court of Appeal was charged with finding out who was responsible for supporting the family - the National Asylum Support Service (NASS), the local authority, or whether both were responsible for providing different aspects of the support required. Discusses the decision.
Keeping the cash under control: what's the problem with direct payments in Scotland?
- Author:
- PEARSON Charlotte
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(1), January 2004, pp.3-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Implementation of the 1996 Community Care (Direct Payments) Act from April 1997 has gradually gained momentum as more and more local authorities have begun to embrace the idea, and develop their own direct payment policies and support structures. However, whilst users have overwhelmingly welcomed this transition, there remains a stark divide between the implementation and promotion of policy in different parts of the UK. This has resulted in only marginal use of direct payments for a small number of disabled persons in Scotland. As legislation moves to widen access to direct payments in Scotland, this article draws on a series of interviews with policy makers in two local authorities and examines some of the key problems that, to date, have prevented many authorities from offering direct payments as a mainstream service option for disabled people.
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.
Choose life
- Author:
- GILBERT Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 37, 4.6.03, 2003, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at Lifestyle Choices, a new collaborative project enabling people with disabilities to gain equal access to local services.
Inspection of social care services for disabled people: London Borough of Bromley; October 2002
- Authors:
- ROMEO Lyn, LOWE Frank
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. London Region
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 74p.
- Place of publication:
- London