legislations

• what act was created in 2014


  the care act
• what does the care act do?


  encourages caregivers to take a person-centred approach when safeguarding vulnerable adults.
• what are the 6 principles of the care act?


  empowerment, protection, prevention, partnership, accountability
• what new functions do local authorities have under the care act?

  Receive service that prevent their care needs from becoming more serious or delay the impact of their needs, Can get the information and advice they need to make good decisions about care and support, Have a range of provisions of high quality, appropriate services to choose from.
• what else does the care act 2014 do?

  helps to improve people's independence and wellbeing. The Act makes it clear that local authorities must provide or arrange services that help prevent people developing needs for care and support or delay people deteriorating such that they would need ongoing care and support.
• what year was the health and social care act made?

  2012
• what are the two main principles of the health and social care at 2012?


  enabling patients to have more control over the care they receive and that those responsible for patient care have the freedom to commission care that meets local needs.
• what do these 2 principles include? a few examples


  No decision about me without me is intended to be the guiding principles by which patients are treated. Patients will be able to choose their GP, consultant, treatment and hospital or other local health services, Health and wellbeing boards bring together health and social care commissioners, councilors and a lay representative to promote joint working and tackle inequalities in people’s health and wellbeing. etc.
• what do the main points of the H&S care act try to improve?


  the quality of care and outcomes for patients and to reposition the mode of provisions so that health service provision becomes more patient-centered and facilities
• when was the equality act?

  2010
• what happened when the equality act came into force?

  it simplified the existing laws covering discrimination, such as the Sex Discrimination Act, Race Relations Act and Disability Discrimination Act and put them all together in one piece of legislation.
• what are the 9 protected characteristics of the EQ act?


  age, gender, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexuality.
• what act happened in 2004?


  the children act - dont put the S at the end or else it'll be wrong.
• what are the key aspects of the children act? 


  Protecting children at risk: this may involve taking the child away from their family using an emergency protection order or care order, Child has a right to be consulted. Children who are mature/old enough have a voice and their wishes should be taken into consideration. etc
• why was the children act 2004 created?

  · to allow children to be healthy

  · Allowing children to remain safe in their environments

  · Helping children to enjoy life

  · Assist children in their quest to succeed

  · Help make a contribution – a positive contribution – to the lives of children

  · Help achieve economic stability for our children’s futures

  · This act was brought into being in order for the government in conjunction with social and health service bodies to help work towards these common goals.
• what are the 'data protection principles' in the data protection act 2018?


  used fairly, lawfully and transparently, used for specified, explicit purposes, used in a way that is adequate, relevant and limited to only what is necessary. etc
• what is the human rights act 1988?


  sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone in the UK is entitled to.
• what are the three main affects in the HR act 1988?

  you can seek justice in a british court, public bodies must respect your rights, new laws are compatible with convention rights.
• what does the children and families act 2014 do for Adoption?


  help some children move in sooner to live with the families who might adopt them, make it easier to find new parents for the children who need to be adopted, help find more people to adopt children, and make it easier for people who want to adopt a child to look for the right child for them to adopt.
• what does the children and families act 2014 do for children in care and those who have been adopted?


  ensures that the contact children have with their birth families after they've been taken into care or adopted doesn't cause problems for the child.
• what does the children and families act 2014 do for family courts?


  when children go into care: helps to shorten time it takes a family court to decide about a child's future, get the court to think about things that are most important for the child and not on other things, speed things up so the court doesn't need to keep making the same decision.
• when the parents split up what does the C&F act 2018 do?


  help the parents to see if they can sort it out without having to go to court, help both parents to stay involved with their children, even after they split, make sure that courts help to do what is right for their child and not what their parents might want to happen, help parents to stay involved in their children's lives through courses or special activities.
• how does the C&F act help parents by caring for children outside school? 


  help more people to look after children as child-minders, save time and money, help more inspections to happen when they need to, make it easier for schools to help children before and after school, and let parents choose care for very young children from many different places.
• how does the C&F act help children and young people with special needs or a disability?


  make sure children, young people and families know what help they can get when a child or young person has special educational needs or a disability, get education, health care and social care services working togeher, give children, young people and their parents more say about the help they get. etc.
• what is the mental capacity act 2005?


  the capacity to make a decision. provides legal framework setting out key principles, procedures and safeguards to protect and empower those who are unable to make their own decisions
• what is the first out of 5 principle of the mental capacity act 2005?


  A presumption of capacity - everyone has the right to make a decision and must be assumed that you have the capacity to do so unless it is proved otherwise.
• what is the second principle of the mental capacity act?


  Individuals being supported to make their own decisions – a person must be given all practicable help before anyone treats them as not being able to make their own decisions.
• what is the third principle of the mental capacity act?


  Unwise decisions - People have the right not to be treated as lacking capacity merely because they make a decision that others deem ‘unwise’. Everyone has their own values, beliefs and preferences which may not be the same as those of other people.
• what is the fourth principle of the Mental capacity act?


  Best interest – anything done for or on behalf of a person who lacks mental capacity must be done in their best interests.
• what is the last principle of the mental capacity act?


  Less restrictive option - Someone deciding or acting on behalf of a person who lacks capacity must consider whether it is possible to decide or act in a way that would interfere less with the person’s rights and freedoms of action, or whether there is a need to decide or act at all. Any intervention should be weighed up in the circumstances of the case.