Clause 45 - Care Trusts where voluntarypartnership arrangements
Health and Social Care Bill
10:30 am
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam, Liberal Democrat)
Will the Minister shed further light on the Government's intentions about where responsibility will lie when a care trust has been established? As the Minister knows, local authorities have discretionary powers in respect of charging policies for home care services and for other services that in future may be delivered by care trusts. Where will the responsibility lie for determining the charging policy and the eligibility criteria on which it is based?