Care Act 2014—the wellbeing principle

Table of contents

• What is the wellbeing principle?
• What are the expected cost implications?
• How will local authorities manage resources for this?
• What should local authority lawyers take note of?

Article summary

Local Government analysis: What is the wellbeing principle introduced by the Care Act 2014 (CA2014) and what is it intended to achieve? Caroline Barrett, solicitor in the public law team at Irwin Mitchell, and Ros Ashcroft, partner at DAC Beachcroft specialising in regulatory and public law, examine the new principle and what this will mean for local authorities in practice.