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The abuse of direct payments

The abuse of direct payments Useful websites The abuse of direct payments When direct payments were piloted in Norfolk, England in 1997, the research on the project noted that despite initial concerns, especially from ‘some disabled employers’, there was no evidence of abuse. (The research was published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) in 2000: see www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialcare/n60.asp.) The JRF maintained an interest in the issue, and its website has useful – and very specific – links to related studies which it has funded and published more recently, including one on direct payments for young people with disabilities (follow the links from www.jrf.org.uk/knowlege). Most of the larger local authorities in the UK have information about the existing arrangements for direct payments on their websites, and many refer to protection from abuse as one of the potential benefits of taking up direct payments (see for example www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/ Residents/Care_Support/DirectPaymentforcare/). There are those in the relevant voluntary agencies who have their doubts about this. The National Autistic Society (NAS), for example, expresses concern that in the absence of adequate services in some localities, residents may be pushed into applying for direct payments. The NAS also notes that there is ‘potential for carers who have harmed vulnerable adults to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Adult Protection Emerald Publishing

The abuse of direct payments

Williams, Brian
The Journal of Adult Protection , Volume 7 (3): 2 – Oct 1, 2005
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Useful websites The abuse of direct payments When direct payments were piloted in Norfolk, England in 1997, the research on the project noted that despite initial concerns, especially from ‘some disabled employers’, there was no evidence of abuse. (The research was published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) in 2000: see www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialcare/n60.asp.) The JRF maintained an interest in the issue, and its website has useful – and very specific – links to related studies which it has funded and published more recently, including one on direct payments for young people with disabilities (follow the links from www.jrf.org.uk/knowlege). Most of the larger local authorities in the UK have information about the existing arrangements for direct payments on their websites, and many refer to protection from abuse as one of the potential benefits of taking up direct payments (see for example www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/ Residents/Care_Support/DirectPaymentforcare/). There are those in the relevant voluntary agencies who have their doubts about this. The National Autistic Society (NAS), for example, expresses concern that in the absence of adequate services in some localities, residents may be pushed into applying for direct payments. The NAS also notes that there is ‘potential for carers who have harmed vulnerable adults to

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Published: Oct 1, 2005

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