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Insights & Compliance Resources

Evidence-based compliance checklists, judicial review research, and governance policy updates.

Checklist

Care Act 2014 Compliance Audit Checklist

A 12-point operational checklist to verify if statutory social care assessments contain robust eligibility records that align with Section 9/13 requirements.

Published: June 2026 PDF Download
Self-Assessment

Judicial Review Risk Assessment Guide

An operational matrix to evaluate your authority's risk level concerning care charging procedures, funding caps, and complaints resolution timelines.

Published: May 2026 PDF Assessment
Template

Reasonable Adjustments Audit Trail Template

A clean template layout designed to integrate with social work software, helping caseworkers document communication adjustments for PSED compliance.

Published: April 2026 Word/PDF Format
Governance Briefing

The Role of the Monitoring Officer in Social Care JR Risk

A briefing paper reviewing how monitoring officers and QA teams can partner to identify and resolve systemic Care Act compliance failures before litigation begins.

Published: March 2026 6 min read
Safeguarding update

Balancing Safeguarding Section 42 Duties and Personal Autonomy

Exploring the delicate legal boundary between protecting vulnerable adults and respecting their capacitous decisions under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Published: February 2026 8 min read
Compliance Note

Understanding indicative funding systems (RAS) under Section 24

Detailing why using software allocations to set care funding without individual professional verification is a major JR risk factor for local authorities.

Published: January 2026 5 min read

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