Outline current legislation, policy and guidance underpinning person-centred thinking and planning

Current legislation, policy and guidance underpinning person-centred thinking and planning includes:

• The governmental policy ‘Putting People First’ aims to transform social care so that it is person-centred
• The Department of Health’s white paper ‘Valuing People’ (later updated to ‘Valuing People Now’) outlines the government strategy for ensuring a person-centred approach for people with learning disabilities
• The government white paper ‘Personalisation Through Person-Centred Planning’ seeks to share learning about how person-centred thinking and planning can help the delivery of ‘Putting People First’ and Valuing People Now’
• The Disability Discrimination Act makes it unlawful for anyone to be discriminated against because they have a disability