Guiding approaches

The 'people at the heart of care: adult social care reform' policy paper is a 10 year vision that sets out long term aspirations for how people will experience care and support. The strategy has a focus on three key aims:

1. Supporting people to have choice, control, and independence
2. Provision of outstanding quality of care
3. Provision of care in a way that is fair and accessible to everyone who needs it

The strategy sets out the responsibility of local authorities to ensure that their local care market is healthy and diverse. Support for sustainable care markets, including moving towards paying providers a fair rate for care, are key aspects in the delivery of the vision for social care reform.

As part of the levelling up agenda, the Government is committed to addressing the current geographical inequalities so that everyone, everywhere receives outstanding quality and tailored care.