Legislation

Legislation

1. The Human Rights Act 1998

   • Gives people constitutional rights, including vulnerable adults.
   • Gives redress
   • Public bodies intervene to protect the rights of citizens

2. Health and Social Care Act 2008

   • Respects and involves people who use services.
   • Personalised care, treatment and support
   • protects the care and welfare of people who use services
   • Cooperating with other providers
   • It helps safeguard people who use the services from abuse.

3. The Care Act 2014

   • Promotes individuals well-being
   • Preventing needs for care and support
   • Providing info and advice
   • Promoting diversity and quality in provision services
   • Assessing peoples needs and their eligibility for publicly funded care and support

4. Mental Capacity Act 2005

   • Gives adults rights to make their own decisions.
   • A person is given applicable help before anyone treats them as not being able to make their own decisions.
   • An unwise decision does not presume incapacity
   • Any decisions made for the person lacking mental capacity must be made in their best interest

5. Safeguarding Vulnerable groups Act 2006

   • ensures that people considered unsuitable to work with vulnerable adults and children are not able to do so
     • Using the adult and children's barred list

6. The Equality Act 2010

   • Prohibit sex discrimination in education, employment, access to goods and services, management or premises and housing.
   • Covers direct and indirect discrimination
   • Covers victimisation/harassment
   • Changed the definition of gender re-assignment
   • perception/association/third

7. Children's Act 2004

   • Allows children to be healthy
   • Allows children to remain safe in the their environment
   • Helps children enjoy life
     • Attitudes and behaviour demonstrated
     • Life experiences are varied.
     • Support through life to make positive contributions
       • Influences/values/advice
   • Assists children in their quest to succeed
   • Helps achieve economic stability for our children's future.

8. Data Protection Act 1998

   • Data must be processed fairly and lawfully
   • Data must be obtained only for legal purposes
   • It must be adequate and relevant for purpose
   • Accurate and up to date info
   • Data must not be kept longer than is necessary