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Author, Sarah Carr Published by the Social Care Institute for ExcellenceThis paper looks at how frontline staff can be confident and equipped to support people who use services to assess and evaluate their own risks.

Think Local, Act Personal has developed new advice and thinking around how to reduce bureaucracy by developing three linked papers:Adult Social Care Minimum Process Framework Improving Direct Payment Delivery Re-thinking Support Planning: Ideas for an Alternative Approach These three linked papers show that to achieve good results that make a difference to people's lives, there needs to be simplicity and clarity around the processes of Personal Budgets.

The document below gives an overview of the Making it Real framework. More information is available on our Making it Real webpages.

The Easy Read document below gives an overview of the Making it Real framework. More information is available on our Making it Real webpages.

Personal Budgets: Taking Stock, Moving Forward provides an overview of the latest evidence in how the sector is progressing with the delivery of personal budgets. There has been some important progress made, with encouraging evidence showing improved outcomes for people.

by John Waters John Waters leads In Control's technical, research and evaluation programme and is managing the 2nd National Personal Budgets Survey, which has been commissioned by TLAP and will be delivered by In Control and Lancaster University in March 2013. The personalisation of care and support services has been at the heart of our social care policy for some years now.