Government could abolish all council social care duties

The government will take social care "back to year zero" if it removes duties on councils to support service users, it has been warned.

The Department of Communities and Local Government has said it is examining all social care duties of local authorities as part of a wide-ranging review.

MPs have condemned the government for consulting on the removal of statutory social care duties, branding the moves "terrifying" and "unthinkable".

Below, Community Care has listed all the adult and children's social care duties the government is consulting on. Click on the tabs to explore the different provisions. You can zoom in on the text by pressing the buttons on the bottom left of the Scribd boxes.

The government consultation asks the public to say whether each provision "presents local authorities with a burden" and "could this duty be removed"?

To respond to this consultation, click on this link.

Community Care will also be presenting the Department of Communities and Local Government with a response from all our social care and social work readers.

To tell us what you would like us to say, take part in the CareSpace discussion on the proposals.

The full review of statutory duties placed on local government is on the Department of Communities and Local Government website.

Explore the different provisions in adults and children's social care and respond to the consultation

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