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<p>Following a consultation on draft regulations and guidance earlier this year we
received a number of responses from across the care and support sector which called
for a delay in the implementation of these reforms. Since the election we have continued
to hear these concerns. During this time we have continued to work closely with the
Local Government Association (LGA) and Association of Directors of Adult Social Care
and there have been a number of discussions within Government and with other interested
organisations to determine the way forward. On 1 July the LGA wrote a letter calling
for a delay in implementation of these reforms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have
listened to the concerns expressed by the LGA and others and that is why we decided
to delay implementation until April 2020 as announced in a written ministerial statement
on 17 July, repeated today in the House of Commons <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-07-20/HCWS145/"
target="_blank">(HCWS145).</a></p><p> </p>
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