Social care - key legislation

National Assistance Act 1948

NHS and Community Care Act 1990

Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970

Children Act 1989

Health and Social Care Act 2001

Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000

Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004

Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2009

Mental Capacity Act 2005

s.117 Mental Health Act 1983

Human Rights Act 1998

Equality Act 2010

Department of Health Policy guidance ‘Prioritising need in the context of Putting People First...Guidance on Eligibility Criteria for Adult Social Care, England 2010’

Community Care, Services for Carers and Children’s Services (Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2011

Welsh Assembly Government Guidance (2002) ‘Creating a unified and fair system for assessing and managing care’ (known as UFSAMC)