Research Briefing
Coronavirus: People with learning disabilities
This Insight looks at evidence of the impact of coronavirus on people with a learning disability in England.
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Insight
Coronavirus: People with learning disabilities
This Insight looks at evidence of the impact of coronavirus on people with a learning disability in England.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Calls to ease No Recourse to Public Funds conditions
This briefing summarises who is subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) visa condition and how it is applied. It also identifies what state support and concessions might be available for migrants with NRPF during the coronavirus crisis. It does not cover migrants’ entitlements to NHS healthcare, or the position of European Economic Area nationals.
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Research Briefing
The Care Quality Commission
This House of Commons Library briefing explains the statutory role and powers of the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus Bill: Overview
The Coronavirus Bill (Bill 122 of 2019-21) was introduced to the House of Commons on 19 March 2020. The Bill is part of the Government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic and is intended to enable the Government to respond to an emergency situation and manage the effects of a pandemic.
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Debate Pack
Local Government responsibilities for public services, including social care
On 18 March 2020, there will be an opposition day debate on Local Government responsibilities for public services, including social care. This page primarily focuses on social care and recent guidance for local authorities on tackling coronavirus in social care settings.
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Research Briefing
Rough sleeping statistics: How reliable are they?
The Government’s rough sleeping statistics received a lot of attention when they were published in February this year.
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Insight
Rough sleeping statistics: How reliable are they?
The Government’s rough sleeping statistics received a lot of attention when they were published in February this year.
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Debate Pack
Opposition Day Debate: Social Care
There will be an Opposition Day Debate on social care on Tuesday 25 February 2020. The Library has published a list of relevant briefing papers on social care.
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Research Briefing
Health and Social Care Integration
This House of Commons Library briefing paper analyses recent policy and debate on the integration of health and social care This has been a key policy priority for successive Governments, with the aim of improving patient care and saving money for the NHS and local authorities.
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Research Briefing
Paying for social care: 20 years of inaction
Reforming social care funding has been an issue for successive governments. Sustainable changes to funding have been proposed but reforms have not followed.
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Insight
Paying for social care: 20 years of inaction
Reforming social care funding has been an issue for successive governments. Sustainable changes to funding have been proposed but reforms have not followed.
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Research Briefing
Four Seasons Health Care Group – financial difficulties and safeguards for clients
This House of Commons Library briefing paper explores the latest developments concerning the financial state of the Four Seasons Health Care Group – the UK’s second largest care home provider – and (for England) the regulatory oversight of strategically important social care providers and the temporary duty of local authorities to meet people’s needs when such a provider suffers business failure. A link to the full pdf report can be found at the foot of this page.
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Research Briefing
Adult social care: the Government’s ongoing policy review and anticipated Green Paper (England)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper considers the Government’s ongoing review of social care policy, in particular how it is funded by individuals and the public sector in England. The May Government said in March 2017 it would publish a consultative Green Paper on this topic, but in July 2019 the Financial Times reported that the new Prime Minister may decide that a White Paper setting out the Government’s new policies should be published instead. A link to the full report in pdf format can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Research Briefing
Adult social care in England: Possible reforms?
Reforming social care funding has been an issue for successive governments. What are the recent developments?
Total results (page 4 of 9)