Work areas and experience: Social Care

What We Offer

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Advice on social care law and practice especially in relation to duties and powers of local authorities and their partners, partnering arrangements with health, housing and others, residential and domiciliary care, the strategic and practical implications of change, consultation and delivering safe outcomes.

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Drafting bespoke contracts or fine tuning standard form national or regional contracts.

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Step-by-step support to your procurement processes including advising on the preferred process for these Part B Services, drafting ITT, property and contract documents, evaluation criteria and evaluation process.

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A procurement and legal help line.

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Advice on the legal aspects of procurements in view of recent UK and European case law, the implementation of the Remedies Directive and especially the impact of these on evaluation criteria and process and challenges.

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Assisting you in putting together a panel for a framework or approved list.

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Bespoke or standard training.

Track Record

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Currently advising a County on a Section 75 health service learning disabilities partnership with two PCTs and a mental health trust.  We have acted for several local authorities in drafting such agreements.

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We have advised on and drafted numerous standard and bespoke social care contracts for children, adults and older people (residential and home care), including pursuant to the Sure Start, Children Fund and Supporting People schemes; each takes account of future funding uncertainties. Our contracts have stood up to scrutiny when terminated early.

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Advised comprehensively on legal matters relating to this sector e.g. statutory duties and their extent, consultation, registration and CRB issues, protection of vulnerable people and risk management.

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Advised on and delivered residential homes transfers for older people since 1992.

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We advise and lecture nationally on social care commissioning and procurement.

Other work areas:

Confidential Assignments

Culture, Sport and Leisure

Human Resources and TUPE

Local Government and General

Partnering and Shared Services

Procurement

Property and Commercial

Please contact us if you need any legal services not listed.