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Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/1/contents/enacted

27/04/2014

1. What is Self-directed Support?

Self-directed Support is Scotland’s mainstream approach to social care. Self-Directed Support (SDS) puts the person at the centre of the support planning process. It enables people, carers and families to make informed choices about what their social care support is and how it is delivered.

It’s not an add on or a separate way of doing things, since the 2014 Act it is the legal way in which all social care must be delivered. What Self-directed Support does is ensure that people who are eligible for support are given the choice and control over how their individual budget is arranged and delivered to meet their agreed health and social care outcomes.

2. Who can access SDS?

For the continuation of the above information go to http://www.selfdirectedsupportscotland.org.uk/faq

 

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Self-directed Support Act now in effect
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Self-directed Support is Scotland’s mainstream approach to social care. Self-Directed Support (SDS) puts the person at the centre of the support planning process. It enables people, carers and families to make informed choices about what their social care support is and how it is delivered.
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