Legislation

This page provides links to relevant legislation.

• Autism Act 2009
• Care Act 2014
• Care Act 2014: Repeals and Revocations
• Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004
• Carers and Disabled Children’s Act 2000
• Carer’s Leave Act 2023
• Carers Recognition Act 1995
• Care Standards Act 2000
• Children Act 1989
• Children Act 2004
• Children and Families Act 2014
• Children and Social Work Act 2017
• Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
• Crime and Disorder Act 1998
• Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Data Protection Act 2018
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
• Domestic Abuse Act 2021
• Down Syndrome Act 2022
• Equality Act 2010
• Freedom of Information Act 2000
• Health and Care Act 2022
• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
• Health and Social Care Act 2012
• Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015
• Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
• Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Local Government Act 2000
• Local Government and Housing Act 1989
• Localism Act 2011
• Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019
• Mental Health Act 1983
• Mental Health Act 2007
• National Health Service Act 1977
• National Health Service Act 2006
• Pensions Act 2014
• Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
• Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
• Public Sector Equality Duty
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups 2006
• Section 47 NHS and Community Care Act 1990
• Social Work Regulations 2018
• UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities