We also have briefings on community care issues for health and social care workers and advisers, all in PDF format. Due to developments in case law and legislation, older briefings should always be read in conjunction with more recent briefings on related subjects.

• No. 27 - Autism Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

• No 26 - Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups:  Human Rights Act and the Barring and Vetting Scheme  March 2011

• No. 14 - Revised to reflect new status of A8 workers from 1 May March 2011

• No. 25 - Mental capacity: decisions on property and financial matters  January 2011

• No. 24 - Duty to meet need in times of budget cuts  December 2010

• No. 23 - Mental capacity and decision making  March 2010

• No. 22 - Extra statutory authority for people in nursing or residential care  March 2010

• No 21 - Failed asylum seekers and access to free healthcare  March 2010 

• No. 20 - Confidentiality and information sharing with carers

• No. 19 - Eligibility criteria and disability discrimination

• No. 18 - Reviewing the needs of people in care

• No. 17 - Human rights and private care homes

• No. 16 - Access to secondary (hospital) care by migrants (this document is currently being reviewed)

• No. 15 - Access to GP services by migrants (this document is currently being reviewed)

• No. 14 - Migrant workers: Social services duties to provide services

• No. 13 - Human rights in public authorities decision making

• No. 12 - Duties to young people leaving care

• No. 11 - Human rights in the assessment process

• No. 10 - Changes to benefits on admission to hospital

• No. 9 - Housing Benefit entitlement on entering residential care

• No. 8 - Confidentiality and information sharing with carers