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This document explains the provisions in the Care Bill relating to adult care and support, care standards, health education and research. The Bill will give effect to the policies requiring primary legislation that were set out in the White Paper Caring for our future: reforming care and support (Cm 8378, July 2012, ISBN 9780101837828); will implement the changes put forward by the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support, chaired by Andrew Dilnot, (2011, ISBN 9780108510847); and will meet the recommendations of the Law Commission in its report on Adult Social Care (Law Com 326, HC 941, May 2011, ISBN 9780102971682) to consolidate and modernise existing care and support law. The Bill also gives effect to elements of the Government's initial response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry - Patients First and Foremost: the initial Government response to the Report of The Mid Staffordshire NH S Foundation Trust Public Inquiry (Cm 8576, ISBN 9780101857628) - that require primary legislation. Parts 1 and 3 of the Bill are built on the provisions set out in the draft Care and Support Bill (Cm.8386, ISBN 9780101838627) published in July 2012.The Government response to the public consultation on that draft Bill and to the report from the Joint Committee (HLP 143/HCP 822, session 2012-13, ISBN 9780108550515) that scrutinised it are included in this publication. The new measures in part 2 of the Care Bill that take forward the Government's response to the Francis Report on Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust are also described. |