Counsel and Care responds to government consultations on the care and support of older people. We do this in our own right and as members of coalition groups (see our partnerships). By ensuring that we participate in the key consultation exercises, we can continue to improve services for older people, their families and carers.
Our most recent contribution to a Government consultation is our response to the green paper, Shaping the Future of Care Together.
Read Counsel and Care's responses to key consultations in 2008 and 2009 on the issues facing older people, their families and carers from the links below.
Audit Commission
Comprehensive Area Assessment Consultation February 2008
Care Quality Commission
Compliance guidance August 2009
Statement of Involvement March 2009
Consultation on reviews in 2009/10 March 2009
Enforcement policy December 2008
Commission for Social Care Inspection
Assessment of Adult Social Care August 2008
Communities and Local Government
Sustainable Communities Act Consultation April 2008
Department of Health
Charging for residential care: the property disregard and partners under 60 - a response from the CRAG stakeholder group
Ordinary residence: a consultation on the revision of guidance on the ordinary residence provisions in the National Assistance Act 1948
Draft regulations for the registration framework May 2009
The case for change - Counsel and Care's 3 responses: Covering Letter
Lifelong offer
A Charter for Change
Learning from Japan
The case for change - CCC's response
Fairer Contributions Guidance: A consultation on the extension and revision of the statutory guidance for charging for non-residential social services in relation to personal budgets
Coalition on Charging's response to Fairer Contributions Guidance
Direct Payments regulations November
2008
Patients involved in NICE (PIN) response: NHS Constitution consultation
Transforming the quality of dementia care: consultation on a national dementia strategy
Future regulation of health and social care May 2008
NHS Next Stage Review - our policy ideas
No Secrets review January 2009
Making experiences count
Mental Capacity Act - monitoring on the deprivation of liberty safeguards 2009
Towards a stroke strategy
The future regulation of health and social care in England
Proposed changes to residential care charges from 9 April 2007
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Call for evidence on human rights June 2008
NHS
Healthcare for London: Consulting the
Capital
Department for Education and Skills
Barring consultation: implementing the safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006 and the Northern Ireland order 2007
Department of Work and Pensions
Preparing for an ageing society - a discussion paper
Response to the Elbourne Review January 2009
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Questionnaire on wellbeing for older people/poverty
Office for Disability Issues
Independent Living Strategy consultation June 2008
Ofgem
Monitoring suppliers' social initatives June 2008
Scottish Executive
Proposed changes to Scottish National Care Standards for care homes for older people: pricing and complaints
Welsh Assembly Government
National Framework on NHS continuing healthcare in Wales April
2008


