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<p /> <p /> <p>My Department is committed to working closely with the ILF and other
Government Departments to support the work required to enable an effective transfer
for ILF users by 30 June 2015.</p><p>The ILF has undertaken a dedicated programme
of engagement with local authorities and the devolved administrations; and continues
to engage directly with all of those authorities who will be involved in the transfer
of user care and support in 2015. This includes a commitment to the Codes of Practice
agreed between the ILF and English local authorities, and between the ILF and the
devolved administrations.</p><p>Specific proposals for distributing the funding transferred
to them in respect of former users of the Independent Living Fund living in Scotland
and Wales are a matter for the Scottish and Welsh Governments.</p><p> </p>
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