Update from the joint Programme Management Office Regional meetings – Care Act June/July 2014

1. Update from the joint Programme Management Office Regional meetings – Care Act June/July 2014

2. Role of the PMO • Care and Support Reform Board oversees the programme and brings partners together: local government, users, carers and providers • DH, ADASS and LGA are committed to co-producing the implementation of the Care Act • New PMO secondee from care providers’ sector • Different roles but are working together on the regulations & guidance and implementation • For local government ADASS is leading on co-ordination of consultation responses. Other organisations will be making their own input

3. Working with regions • Regional work is key to making the reforms a reality • Crucial part of keeping in touch with what’s happening and where the challenges are • £2.7m funding for regions in 2013-14, and £19m of direct funding to authorities in 2014-15 to strengthen local implementation capacity • Regions are already making working links with TEASC and other programmes • We need your feedback and emerging practice!

4. System leaders • Implementation means operational change • But the reforms are about more fundamental system changes • Political and managerial leadership is critical • LGA is in touch with regions about councillor briefings • A key role for DASSs in making sure politicians and other system leaders are fully informed, including chairs of HWBs

5. Stocktake of progress • Survey of DASSs in every council closed 21 May • Further analysis at the end of June which will look at how ready local councils are for implementation at this stage • National and regional reports will be produced • At this stage headline messages only are available.

6. Headlines from the stocktake (1) • Almost all councils have a plan/programme in place to deliver the reforms in the Care Act • Around 9/10 said they were fairly or very confident that they will be able to deliver the Care Act reforms • Roughly 3/4 have started to estimate the number of requests for carers’ assessments, and most of those yet to complete this expect to have done so by January 2015 • Roughly 3/4 have started to estimate the likely cost of implementing the Care Act in 2015/16, and most of those yet to start work on this expect to have done so by January 2015

7. Headlines from the stocktake (2) • Most have either identified, or are in the process of identifying, which parts of the workforce will be responsible for key changes within the Act; a smaller majority have either reviewed, or in the process of reviewing, the current skills & capacity of the workforce and mapped any gaps; and just under 1/2 are in the process of writing a workforce development plan • Around 8/10 said it is fairly or very likely that they will have made the necessary changes to the workforce by April 2015 • Around 8/10 said it is fairly or very likely that they will have implemented new IT systems, or made changes to existing IT systems, by April 2015

8. Tools and support • PMO’s role is commissioning support. Needs to add value to existing tools and programmes and focus resource on areas of highest risk and highest impact • Series of conversations with councils and with other organisations to clarify what is needed • The national stocktake and consultation responses will also influence the prioritisation of funding • PMO will manage the commissioning of a package of support products, which will address shared needs and complement existing tools and programmes

9. Tools and support • ‘Products’ will include models, templates and self- assessment frameworks, case studies and toolkits • Initial priorities are: • Workforce – learning & development and capacity planning, • Communications – national and local awareness raising, • Informatics – engagement with sector and providers • Understanding the Costs – a robust understanding and….. • We want to capture and share learning and tools from the sector – we need your help with this!

10. Tools and support • A lot of work is already underway: • SCIE will develop practice guidance and toolkits on Assessment and Eligibility, Safeguarding, Transition (to Adulthood), Advocacy. And a Prevention Library of Evidence • TLAP supporting Care Planning & Personalisation, and a framework for Information & Advice services • ADASS IMG are undertaking a project to support continuity of care and portability of assessment • Skills for Care – co-producing workforce Learning & Development resources to ‘train the trainer’, and workforce capacity planning tools • The University of Birmingham developing standards and support to enable Commissioning for Better Outcomes

11. Supporting communication about the changes • Councils, voluntary and private sector organisations will want to draw on national materials and messages • Phase 1 national communications: for people receiving care or about to (late 2014-April 2016) • Will be “locally driven with national support” – building on resources that can be adapted and used locally

12. Purpose of today • Thank you to all involved in setting up today’s event and to participants for willingness to give time to this important agenda • We want to facilitate: • Direct conversations between local authorities, voluntary and private sector and DH to work for the best framing of the regulations and guidance. • Discussion about some of the more difficult implementation issues, with national colleagues

13. Further information Care and support reform web pages: http://www.local.gov.uk/care-support-reform Enquiries, comments and to subscribe to bulletin: CareBilReform@local.gov.uk Please submit your comments on the draft regulations and guidance to: careactconsultation@dh.gsi.gov.uk  or online at www.careandsupportregs.dh.gov.uk