This debate is sponsored by Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP on the motion “Changes in council funding and social care”.
The debate will take place in Westminster Hall at 9.30am on Wednesday 22 February for one and a half hours.
The following briefings, press releases and reports provide relevant background to the debate.
Commons Library Briefing Paper CBP7903, Adult Social Care Funding (England)
Commons Library Briefing Paper CBP7564, State of the care home market (England)
Commons Library Briefing Paper CBP7265, Social care: Announcement delaying introduction of funding reform (including the cap) and other changes until April 2020 (England)
Commons Library Briefing Paper SN1911, Social care: paying for care home places and domiciliary care (England)
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology POST-PN-0532, Integrating Health and Social Care
Commons Library Briefing Paper CBP7873, The Local Government Finance Bill 2016-17
Commons Local government finance in England: Social Indicators page, 15 December 2016
HC Deb 11 January 2017 cc335-427
Local Government Finance Settlement
HC Deb 15 December 2016 cc976-94
HC Deb 12 December 2016 c502-511
HC Deb 7 February 2017 cc216-8
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Council tax to rise while services cut, says LGA
BBC, 20 February 2017
Tory council’s council tax referendum was bought off with Whitehall cash
Independent, 11 February 2017
Councils ‘at breaking point’ due to budget cuts and rising social care bills
Guardian, 10 February 2017
Council tax increases: Nearly every town hall in the country planning major changes, survey finds
Telegraph, 10 February 2017
Welsh ministers rule out social care council tax rise
BBC, 8 February 2017
Reality Check: Who gets social care and who pays for it?
BBC, 8 February 2017
Ministers move to ‘shift blame for funding cuts to local councils’
Guardian, 5 February 2017
Directors call for ’emergency’ social care funding
Community Care, 1 February 2017
No sticking-plaster solutions for social care
Public Finance, 13 February 2017
Report: 2017 State of Local Government Finance survey
Local Government Information Unit, 10 February 2017
Care Act faces failure – warn councils
Local Government Association, 31 January 2017
British Medical Association, 30 December 2016
Council tax rise to pay for care is ‘a drop in the ocean’
Care and Support Alliance, 15 December 2016
King’s Fund, 11 December 2016
Communities and Local Government Committee, Adult social care inquiry, ongoing
Health Committee, Impact of the Spending Review on health and social care, HC139, 2016-17
Public Accounts Committee, Adult social care in England, HC518 2014-15
Age UK, Briefing: Health and Care of Older People in England 2017, 16 February 2017
National Audit Office, Health and social care integration, HC 1011, 8 February 2017
Local Government Association, Adult social care funding: 2016 state of the nation report, November 2016
King’s Fund, Nuffield Trust and The Health Foundation, The Autumn Statement – Joint statement on health and social care, 8 November 2016
Care Quality Commission, State of Care Report 2015/16, 12 October 2016
Local Government Association, The LGA’s submission to the Autumn Statement 2016, 10 October 2016
King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust, Social care for older people: Home truths, 15 September 2016
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, ADASS Budget Survey 2016, July 2016
National Audit Office, Adult social care in England: overview, 11 March 2014
There are currently 48 operational Enterprise Zones in England. Similar policies have been adopted by the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Businesses in these small areas will benefit from tax and planning concessions and superfast broadband.
This note provides an introduction to overview and scrutiny committees in local authorities, their development and the relevant legislative provisions. It also notes specific powers available to local councils to scrutinise other bodies. The note principally covers England, with some reference to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
A briefing paper on Business Improvement Districts, which sets out the legal basis of BIDs and key statistics on their operations.