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Reform Mental Health Act and implement LPS: new ADASS president’s message to next government

Community Care

The next government should take forward reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) and implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) in its first 100 days in office, the incoming Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) president has said.

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No funded social care commitments in Labour manifesto

Community Care

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) agreed that this meant the likelihood of the policy being implemented in October 2025 was “quite low” Commenting on the Labour manifesto, the IFS was also critical of the lack of detail on its plan for a national care service.