Useful links

The direct payments solution set is a website sharing information and tools to help local authorities increase the uptake of direct payments.

The Support Planning website has information on support planning and example plans for the Individual Budget Pilot sites and people involved with in Control.

The Valuing People Support Team also provides practical advice and tools about person centred planning and person centred approaches.

The Self Directed Support Network is a community of people who want disabled people, older people and their families to get more control over their support and services. The site also contains resources and tools for self-directed support.

Other useful links

The Directors of Adult Social Services (ADSS) represents all the directors of adult social services in England.

The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) inspect and report on care services and councils.

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) was established by Government in 2001 to improve social care services for adults and children in the United Kingdom.

The National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) is a national support, advice and consultancy organisation that aims to enable disabled people to be equal citizens with choice, control, rights and full economic, social and cultural lives

Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR) is a national network of disability organisations and disabled people.

Mind is a mental health charity in England and Wales that works to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.

The Royal National Institute for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (RNID) is working to change the world for the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people living in the UK.

Help the Aged is an international charity working to free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect.

Carers UK
is an organisation representing carers who provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or partner.

Mencap is a learning disability charity working with people with a learning disability and their families and carers.

Values Into Action supports and promotes the right of people with learning difficulties to enjoy, and to be treated with the same respect due to all citizens.

Equality and Human Rights Commission is responsible for helping secure civil rights for disabled people.

The Kings Fund is an independent charitable foundation working for better health, especially in London.

Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) supports blind and partially sighted people.

Age Concern England is a charity working to promote the well-being of all older people and to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.

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