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Valuing People Now: Transfer of the responsibility for the commissioning of social care for adults with a learning disability from the NHS to local government and transfer of the appropriate funding
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Document type:Dear colleague letter
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Author:Department of Health
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Published date:21 August 2008
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Primary audience:Chief executives, Health and social care professionals
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Publication format:A4: electronic format only
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Gateway reference:9906
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Pages:15
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Copyright holder:Crown
This letter and annex set out the existing policy and legal framework for the transfer of learning disability social care funding and commissioning from the NHS to local authorities with effect from 1 April 2009. The annex provides guidance on what is covered, what PCTs and LAs need to do and the timescale for the transfer. The proposed transfer was set out in Valuing People Now.
- Download Valuing People Now: Transfer of the responsibility for the commissioning of social care for adults with a learning disability from the NHS to local government and transfer of the appropriate funding (including Annex A and B) (PDF, 111K)
- Download Annex A easy read version (PDF, 412K)
- Download questions and answers - updated 25 September 2008, Gateway reference 10488 (PDF, 40K)
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