Amendments

In July 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5.4, Preparing the Parent Carer for Assessment. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter 'Carrying Out an Assessment'.

In July 2024, text amendments were made to Section 4.5, Preparing the Person/Carer for Assessment. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter 'Carrying Out an Assessment'.

In July 2024, this chapter was updated with some minor amendments.

In July 2024, text amendments were made to reflect changes made to the Financial Assessment Procedure.

In July 2024, Approved Mental Capacity Professionals were removed from the list of individuals that can apply for a Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space.

In July 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5.4, Preparing the young carer for Assessment. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter 'Carrying Out an Assessment'.

In July 2024, text amendments were made to Section 3, The Purpose of any Assessment. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter 'The Purpose of Assessment'.

In July 2024, information about the Probation Finder was added into Section 2, Information about Prisons and Approved Premises.

In July 2024, minor text amendments were made to Section 3, Failure of a Regulated Provider. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter 'Commissioning Responsibilities under the Care Act'.

In July 2024, information to clarify that the Court of Protection can also revoke a Deputyship or Lasting Power of Attorney was added into Section 4, Concerns About an Appointee, Deputy or Donee and Section 5, Exploring All Available Options. Further information regarding notifications was also added into Section 6, Making a Property and Affairs Deputyship Application.

In July 2024, minor text amendments were made to Section 2, National Eligibility Criteria for People with Care and Support Needs. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter 'The National Eligibility Criteria'. In addition, information from the Care and Support statutory guidance about establishing whether the person's needs arise from a physical or mental impairment or illness was included.

Section 7, Out of Area Services was updated in July 2024 to reflect amends made previously to Ordinary Residence chapters following a legal review.

In July 2024, twitter was changed to X (formerly twitter).

In July 2024, text amendments were made to Section 5, Arranging the Assessment and Preparing the Young Person. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter 'Carrying Out an Assessment'.

In July 2024, this chapter was replaced with an updated version following a full review. This new version reflects feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource section 'Direct Payments'.

In July 2024, text amendments were made to Section 4.5, Preparing the Person/Carer for Review. These amendments were made to reflect feedback received following a full tri.x legal review of the Care Act 2014 Resource chapter 'Carrying Out an Assessment'.

In July 2024, a scope box was added to the top of this chapter, alerting and signposting practitioners to the statutory guidance issued in January 2024: Discharge from mental health inpatient settings. The chapter also had a full legal review and additional information was added into Section 5, Aftercare Planning and Assessment around support to claim benefits in line with the findings of the ombudsman decision NHS Devon ICB (22 008 927b).