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Andrew Dilnot, chair of the Commission on Funding of Care and Support, tasked with reforming the care funding system, this week ruled out state funded free personal care for all on the grounds that it would be unsustainable and would not be resilient. Free personal care was pledged by Gordon Brown in September 2009 in order to allow the frailest to be cared for in their own homes. Personal care is currently free for people over the age of 65 in Scotland who have been assessed by their council as needing it and concerns have been raised that this is too costly.
In its place a ‘partnership’ approach will be put forward by the Commission. This will involve state resources but also informal carers and individuals and will be underpinned by insurance. But will this reliance on the help of volunteers ensure appropriate care for all? Many experts say that this insurance would only be effective if compulsory as a voluntary system is unlikely to have sufficient take up.
The Commission on Funding of Care and Support’s final report is due to be published in July this year.
On 17 March 2020 a report by Clive Sheldon QC was published. He had been appointed by the FA back in December 2016 to carry out an independent review into allegations of sexual abuse by coaches and scouts working in youth football between 1970 and 2005.
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The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 is due to come into force on 4 May 2021. It’s a snappy title but what exactly is it?
In June 2020 the University of Birmingham published a research briefing exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child protection practice.
Nazareth Care Charitable Trust which operates a care home in Bonnyrigg, Scotland, recently received a fine after a resident at one of its care homes suffered a fatal injury after falling down a flight of stairs.
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