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Better late than never ... — independent social work practices finally have a legal basis
Author(s)	Ed Mitchell
Journal title	Journal of Integrated Care, vol 19, issue 6, 2011
Pages	pp 33-36
Source	http://www.pierprofessional.com/jicflyer/index.htm.
Keywords	Community care ; Social Services Departments ; Social work ; Commercial care ; Private enterprise ; Law.
Annotation	In 2010, the Department of health (DH) announced its intention to pilot arrangements for independent adult social care practices to exercise local authorities' adult social care functions. This paper seeks to illustrate the legal obstacles that local authorities ordinarily face if they intend for third-party involvement in adult social care beyond the provision of services. The supporting legislation - the Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2011 - was not made until August 2011. The author finds that, after some delay, the DH has put in place a legal framework to support the piloting of independent adult social work practices. The need for a new law illustrates the general limitations faced by authorities that wish to contract out their adult social care decision-making functions. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-120904202 A
Classmark	PA: PF: IG: PI: W4D: VR
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