Care Act 2004 - Key documents
When Dave Sheppard retired in 2020 he kindly gave me permission to publish the contents of his website (originally named after his firm, "Dave Sheppard Associates", then called "MHAandMCA"). It is a treasure trove. I've not had time to prepare everything for publication but have put the main headings online: let me know if you would like a copy of anything listed.
Care Act 2014 (external link)
Care and Support Statutory Guidance, Department of Health, March 2020 (external link)
Guidance: Adult social care market shaping, Department of Health, February 2017 (external link)
Explanatory notes
Part 1: factsheets - updated April 2016 (external link)
The Care Act 2014 (Commencement No.1) Order 2014
The Care Act 2014 (Commencement No.2) Order 2014
The Care Act 2014 (Commencement No.3) Order 2014
Update on final Orders under the Care Act 2014, March 2015
Response to consultation, new regulations, impact assessment, Department of Health, October 2014 (external link)
Impact Assessment, October 2014
Developments
Community Care articles (external link)
Social Care Institute for Excellence, Care Act (external link)
Skills for Care: Care Act (external link)
Caring about the Care Act: A Freedom of Information Research Briefing, Independent Age, November 2017
Helping or hindering in adult safeguarding, Social care Workforce Research Unit, August 2017
TLAP Care Act 2014 survey results, think local act personal, June 2017 (external link)
Matching the rhetoric of rights with reality, Professor Luke Clements, March 2017
Overview, Professor Luke Clements, January 2017
Commissioning Care Act Advocacy, University of Birmingham, January 2017
Commissioning advocacy under the Care Act: Emerging good practice, SCIE, December 2016
Survey on members' experiences of implementation of the Care Act, BASW England, October 2016
The Care Act: One year on, Carer's Trust, July 2016
Care Act stocktake, Local Government Association, June 2016 (external link)
Care and support reform, Local Government Association, March 2016 (external link)
Care Act first-phase reforms and local government new burdens, Public Accounts Committee, December 2015
Care Act first-phase reforms and local government new burdens, December 2015
Care Act 2014: Commissioning independent advocacy, SCIE, March 2015
Social Care Institute for Excellence, Adult Safeguarding: Sharing information, January 2015
The Care and Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations 2015 (external link)
Care Act, Department of Health powerpoint, July 2014
Collingbourne T., "The Care Act 2014: a missed opportunity?", (2014) 20(3) Web JCLI
Implementation grant, June 2014 (external link)
Impact assessment: Draft regulations and guidance for implementation of Part 1, May 2014
History
Care Bill documents (external link)
Legislative Scrutiny: Care Bill, Joint Committee on Human Rights, January 2014
Care Bill, Impact assessment - a summary and overview, December 2013
Care Bill, House of Commons Research Paper 13/71, House of Commons Library, December 2013
The Care Bill explained, Department of Health, May 2013
Reforming the law for adult care and support, Department of Health, July 2012
Adult Social Care, Law Commission, May 2011
Adult Social Care - Consultation Paper Responses, Law Commission, March 2011
Adult Social Care - Consultation Paper, Law Commission, February 2010
Adult Social Care - Scoping Report, Law Commission, November 2008
DSA archive