Finally we’ve arrived. Seven years after the Law Commission embarked upon a review of what its then chairman called a “hodgepodge” of almost 40 statutes governing the care and support of older and disabled people in England, dating back as far as 1948, the Care Act is taking effect.
To be accurate, 75 of the 80 sections of the act are coming into force. The most contentious bits, implementing a watered-down version of the Dilnot reforms of the funding of long-term care with introduction of the principle of a cap on personal liability, will not apply until this time next year.
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Finally we’ve arrived. Seven years after the Law Commission embarked upon a review of what its then chairman called a “hodgepodge” of almost 40 statutes governing the care and support of older and disabled people in England, dating back as far as 1948, the Care Act is taking effect.
To be accurate, 75 of the 80 sections of the act are coming into force. The most contentious bits, implementing a watered-down version of the Dilnot reforms of the funding of long-term care with introduction of the principle of a cap on personal liability, will not apply until this time next year.
Find out more