Care Act 2014

Care Act 2014

It started on the 1st of April 2015. The Act combines various existing pieces of legislation which previously shaped how social care was arranged in Britain. The intention is that the Care Act will make it easier for the public to understand why things happen in a particular way. The Act to make provision to reform the law relating to care and support for adults and the law relating to support for carers; to make provision about safeguarding adults from abuse or neglect; to make provision about care standards.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/contents/enacted