This report comes from a Network of 12 people who draw on care and support, convened by Social Care Future and supported by the IMPACT centre at the University of Birmingham. It asks what standards would look like if people who draw on support were in the lead.
The answer starts with purpose: standards should be built around a clear vision of what social care is for, and judged by whether people have choice, control, safety and a life that matters to them. The Network also argues that people who draw on support should lead the assessment of standards, not only their design.
