Contents
Foreword 5
Introduction 7
Summary of the main provisions 7
Care and support 7
Care standards 8
Public consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny 8
Care and support (Part 1) 9
The case for change 9
What the Bill does 10
Promoting well-being 11
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 11
Preventing and reducing needs for care and support 12
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 12
Promoting integration 13
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 13
Providing information and advice 13
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 14
Market shaping 14
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 15
Co-operation 16
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 16
Assessing needs for care and support 17
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 17
Charging, financial assessment and the cap on care costs 19
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 20
Duties and powers to meet needs 21
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 21
Care and support planning, personal budgets and direct payments 22
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 23
Deferred payments 24
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 24
Continuity of care when moving between areas 25
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 25
Establishing where a person lives 26
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 26
Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse or neglect 27
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 27
Managing provider failure and oversight of the care market 28
What we heard and clauses inserted into the Bill 29
Transition for children to adult care and support 30
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 30
Other provisions 32
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 32
Care standards (Part 2) 35
Summary 35
Ratings 37
The case for change 37
What the Bill will do 37
Single Failure Regime 38
The case for change 38
What the Bill will do 38
Closing a loophole in the CQC�s regulatory powers 39
The case for change 39
What the Bill will do 39
Sanctions for care providers that report false or misleading information 40
The case for change 40
What the Bill will do 40
The CQC Unitary Board 41
The case for change 41
What the Bill will do 41
Health Education England (HEE) and the Health Research Authority (HRA) (Part 3) 42
HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND (HEE) 42
Establishing HEE as a non-departmental public body (NDPB) 43
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 43
National leadership for education and training 44
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 44
Information and advice 45
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 46
HEE and research 46
Local Education and Training Boards 47
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 47
Equitable funding of education and training 48
HEALTH RESEARCH AUTHORITY (HRA) 48
The HRA's functions 49
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 49
Co-ordinating and promoting regulatory practice 50
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 50
Public and patient involvement in the HRA's work 51
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 51
Research ethics committees 52
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 52
Functions relating to approving processing confidential information 53
What we heard, and changes to the Bill 53
HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY AND FERTILISATION AUTHORITY (HFEA) AND HUMAN TISSUE AUTHORITY (HTA) 54
ANNEX: Table of recommendations from the Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill and the Government response 56