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This new DH guidance provides information on how local councils might operate direct payments. It reflects the changes brought about by the new regulations and supersedes the 'Direct Payments guidance: community care, services for carers and children's services (Direct Payments) guidance England 2003'.

This booklet is the Easy Read version of the updated guide for people who are interested in finding out about receiving direct payments from their local council.

This SCIE summary presents an overview of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 for England and Wales. The MCA promotes and safeguards decision-making within a legal framework by: empowering people to make decisions for themselves where possible, protecting people who lack capacity; allowing people to plan ahead.

This SCIE briefing examines the implications of the personalisation agenda for carers and the two main elements, primarily that personalisation should:impact on the support provided to the person being cared for, which may help you both; affect the support provided for carers, after a carer's assessment.

This DVD has been developed by the Equalities National Council specifically to help increase the take up of Direct Payments amongst people from black and minority ethnic groups. The DVD is available in English, Urdu, Hindi and Somali.

This report from national deafblind charity, Sense, contains findings of its research into the experiences of deafblind people and families of Direct Payments. The full report includes key findings, individuals' own experiences and recommendations for government, local authorities, CSCI, local support services and Sense.

Susan Lavender lives in Leicestershire. She is blind and has set up her own website to tell people about the benefits of Direct Payments and how having control of her own money and freedom to choose what to do and when, have really changed her life.

This draft protocol from Coventry social services department aims to clarify how to respond to requests from disabled parents for support in caring for their children. It aims to clarify the position for all parties (parents, adults' and children's social workers) in order to better manage expectations.

This SCIE resource guide explains how to develop inter-agency protocols to support families where parents have additional needs related to physical and/or sensory impairments, learning disabilities, mental health, drug and alcohol-related problems or serious illnesses. The guidance is based on policy and legislative frameworks for adults' and children's services.

This guide by Suffolk county council provides information on Direct Payments for people with mental health problems answers some of the frequently asked questions about their use.