Section 4 of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (the 2013 Act) came into force on April 1, 2014 placing a duty on local authorities to ensure clients are offered a range of choices on how they receive their social care services and support.
The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013
Section 4
Options for self-directed support
(1)The options for self-directed support are—
Option 1: The making of a direct payment by the local authority to the supported person for the provision of support.
Option 2: The selection of support by the supported person, the making of arrangements for the provision of it by the local authority on behalf of the supported person and, where it is provided by someone other than the authority, the payment by the local authority of the relevant amount in respect of the cost of that provision.
Option 3: The selection of support for the supported person by the local authority, the making of arrangements for the provision of it by the authority and, where it is provided by someone other than the authority, the payment by the authority of the relevant amount in respect of the cost of that provision.
Option 4: The selection by the supported person of Option 1, 2 or 3 for each type of support and, where it is provided by someone other than the authority, the payment by the local authority of the relevant amount in respect of the cost of the support.
Information on the Self-directed Support and its uptake in 2015-16 can be found at:
https://beta.gov.scot/publications/self-directed-support-scotland-2015-16/
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For the avoidance of doubt, and conscious of today's date, the information regarding the 2013 Act and self-directed support noted earlier in this thread was absolutely genuine.
Curiously, however, after a glance at the front pages of today's newspapers, the traditional prank articles published in today's newspapers and broadcast news (the latter only properly entertained ahead of the mandatory 12 noon curfew) seem to be few and far between compared to previous years.
No cooked spaghetti dangling from the branches of trees for example.
That might be a consequence of 'fake news' having eroded the novelty of the tradition.
Perhaps there may be an argument that, because April Fool's day has coincided with Easter Sunday for the first time since 1956, that the traditional news prank is not quite appropriate.
The gravity of competing articles may have re-positioned the annual prank news stories onto more discreet pages.
However the April Fool's day tradition has not entirely disappeared today but, interestingly, there appears to be something of a more ethical flavour in at least one of today's efforts:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43611147
Carer's Charter
Carers’ charter: Your rights as an adult carer or young carer in Scotland:
file:///E:/LG%2008b/00533199.pdf