Read all about it - our Personal Assistant Employment Status report is out! Have a read and please pass it on. We want the conversation and solutions to start here. https://t.co/7mLJPSd6m5

This is going to be interesting. Government relies on Councils to uphold the facade year on year that budgets are met, along with all statutory requirements for care and support. No unmet need, so there is no way to know what the real cost is! Budgeting is therefore arbitrary.

Find out about what the ILG Community have been up to this year, what is planned next and meet the committee. Here’s some words from our Chair, Jade https://t.co/N9USOhS8fS #SocialCareFuture #IndependentLiving #DirectPayments

Have a look here https://t.co/7mLJPScywx

We’ve had some great compliments on our PA employment status report from all sorts of people. These include local authorities, voluntary sector, Disabled People’s Organisations and businesses. And most importantly, people who draw on PA support every day!

4. We have gone to great lengths to describe how things are. This report on employment status of PAs is not an opinion but the best description of the situation according to a working group that includes regulatory bodies.

3. Over the last year we gathered a working group to pinpoint the issues and move towards a clearer situation.   We are very aware of the sensitive nature of PA employment status - for people who draw on PA support and the many organisations and businesses who support them.

2. We engaged with regulatory bodies and sector advisory groups for over 20 years and watched on as the debate about the employment status of PAs developed. But over this time little real progress was made.

1. We wholeheartedly support a mixed market of personal assistants, that includes genuinely self-employed PAs and micro-providers. This will provide the most options and the greatest choice for people that draw on personal assistance for support.

We know some issues in our recent report about the employment status of PAs aren’t always easy to understand or might be misconstrued. And we want to be as clear as we can. So we’re setting out our position on a few key things. (A thread)

Great report from the @NationalDPforum and others examining the employment status of PAs and how we can support Direct Payment recipients better. #directpayments #employmentstatus #personalassistants #selfdirectedsupport

We agree @vicilou. We do not want (and have never supported) a ‘no self-employment’ policy, either by local authorities or within legislation. It would run in complete contradiction to people who use PAs having choice and control, making their own decisions about their support.

Our PA employment status report - please have a look and let us know what you think. https://t.co/7mLJPScywx We need a conversation to start making progress. Thank you! @socfuture @NHSEngland @skillsforcare @CommunityCare @GdnSocialCare @incontrolorg @ILG_Community @CommCats

Very pleased our report is now out! https://t.co/7mLJPSd6m5 It’s our report and we stand by it but it’s been a shared effort. Thank you @litrgnews @ILG_Community @HMRCgovuk @Ruils @TLAP1 @SomersetCouncil @CareQualityComm and the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS).

Report available here

“This report examines how, where and why self-employment applies, what being a self-employed PA means in practice and what introductory agencies need to do to ensure they are operating fully within the law.” “It also crucially aims to protect people who use PAs”

Good to see 70+ people at our meeting this morning! A useful discussion on work to improve PA recruitment from @dasl_lambeth and an update on the work of the @ILG_Community And of course, just out, our PA employment status report which was warmly received. More on this to come…

CASCAIDr's now offering expert answers to one-off questions about the Care Act legal framework - free, no referral required. It's our contribution to public legal education as to the full extent of everyone's RIGHTS.

A great DRE judgment against Windsor&M (Emma Foubister for RW): covers meaning of 'necessary', the link with one's budget and applying wellbeing to DRE claims. NAFAO, Councils, LGSCO must now apply, in guidance to LAs and complaints! https://t.co/9Fv4GTqBjn

Another voice from our Forum about this article - “it speaks of the need for properly resourced direct payment support”