Care Act 2014: statutory guidance for implementation

"The guidance associated with the Care Act set out how the Act will work in practice when the first phase of the reforms comes into effect next year."

Care Act 2014: statutory guidance for implementation
Department of Health
October 2014

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Open consultation: changes to Mental Health Act (1983) Code of Practice

"This consultation sets out the proposed changes to the Mental Health Act 1983: Code of Practice (‘the Code’), which was last revised in 2008. The Code is a document which provides guidance to mental health professionals and others in respect of the Act, to help them safeguard patient’s rights and ensure that they work within the law. It is also provides people that are detained or treated under the Act, with information about their rights and expectations." 

Open consultation: changes to Mental Health Act (1983) Code of Practice
Mental Health Act Code of Practice Review, Local Government and Care Partnership Directorate
Department of Health
July 2014

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SAFER communication guidelines

"These are guidelines for communications between health visitors and local authority children’s social care teams using the SAFER process when a child may be suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm."

SAFER communication guidelines
Department of Health
June 2013

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