https://roc-uk.org/ Housing, rights, money, health and care work for adults who need support in England. Every rule is traced to the section of law it comes from, and dated. en-gb Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2026-09-02/the-revised-text-of-the-act-now-carries-the-date-2-septemberWed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000The version of the Care Act 2014 published on legislation.gov.uk is marked Latest available (Revised) as at 2 September 2026. Its contents page also states that amendments made by the Health and Care Act 2022 have not been applied. Both facts are printed in the source line of every page here that quotes a section. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2026-08-04/the-monthly-care-directories-carry-an-august-version-the-weeTue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000The Care Quality Commission publishes its Care Directory weekly and its directories with filters and with ratings monthly. The versions listed when the page was read were 4 August 2026 for the two monthly files and 2 September 2026 for the weekly file. Nothing is counted from them here yet. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2025-12-04/annual-health-check-coverage-reached-81-5-per-cent-in-2024-2Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000The yearly statistics on the health and care of people with a learning disability were published on 4 December 2025. They record that 81.5 per cent of patients with a learning disability had an annual health check in 2024-25, against 79.6 per cent in 2023-24, and that 0.55 per cent of registered patients were recorded by their GP as having a learning disability, against 0.54 per cent the year before. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2025-12-04/a-third-of-people-on-the-learning-disability-register-also-hThu, 04 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000The same publication records that 35.3 per cent of patients with a learning disability also had a diagnosis of autism in 2024-25, against 33.3 per cent in 2023-24 and 21.4 per cent in 2017-18. The series is comparable back to 2017-18, which is what makes the movement readable rather than anecdotal. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2025-10-15/the-yearly-report-on-the-care-workforce-was-published-on-15-Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England was published on 15 October 2025, on 2024/25 data. Its figures live in the report and in a visualisation tool rather than on the landing page, so no number from it is quoted on this site until the report itself has been opened. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2025-09-24/the-annual-health-check-page-was-reviewed-on-24-september-20Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000The NHS page on annual health checks for people with a learning disability was reviewed on 24 September 2025, with the next review due on 24 September 2028. The check is open from the age of 14 to anyone on their GP practice register. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2025-07-22/the-care-and-support-statutory-guidance-was-last-updated-on-Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000The guidance councils in England work from was first published on 29 July 2016 and last updated on 22 July 2025. Advice given before that date may describe a version that has since changed, which is why the update date is printed next to every mention of it here. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2024-11-06/the-personal-independence-payment-page-was-updated-on-6-noveWed, 06 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000Benefit amounts change and this handbook does not reprint them. The page for Personal Independence Payment was last updated on 6 November 2024, and the rates it carries are the ones to read. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2024-10-31/the-adult-social-care-activity-and-finance-report-for-2023-2Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000The report that records requests for support and what councils spent was published on 31 October 2024 for the year 2023-24. Its tables are the source to open before any sentence on this site describes what councils do at scale. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2024-10-21/the-attendance-allowance-page-was-updated-on-21-october-2024Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000Attendance Allowance is the benefit most often confused with care and support arranged by a council. The two are decided by different bodies under different rules. The page carrying the current conditions was updated on 21 October 2024. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2024-10-17/the-universal-credit-page-was-updated-on-17-october-2024Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000Universal Credit is a payment from the Department for Work and Pensions and it is not a personal budget. The page setting out how it works was last updated on 17 October 2024. https://roc-uk.org/notesroc-uk.org/notes/2020-10-14/the-code-of-practice-was-last-updated-on-14-october-2020Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:00:00 +0000The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice was first published on 22 July 2013 and last updated on 14 October 2020. It is the document to read alongside the Act whenever a decision is being taken for an adult rather than by them.