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Introduction

In this section

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    About this policy
  3. 3
    When this policy applies
  4. 4
    Legal Context
  5. 5
    Management responsibilities for ordinary residence determinations
  6. 6
    Ordinary residence and responsibilities for meeting needs
  7. 7
    What the Council considers when making an ordinary residence determination
  8. 8
    When the Council determines ordinary residence to be in another local authority area
  1. 9
    Disputes with other local authorities about ordinary residence
  2. 10
    Recovering costs from other local authorities
  3. 11
    Concerns and complaints
  4. 12
    Implementing and monitoring policy
  5. 13
    Review
  6. 14
    Appendix 1 – Definitions
  7. 15
    Policy details

1.1    Gloucestershire County Council (we / the council) provides Adult Social Care services under the Care Act 2014 (the Care Act) and its regulations for:

  • people aged 18 and over who because of illness, disability or some other impairment need help with everyday activities such as looking after themselves, doing household tasks or getting to work
  • carers. A carer is someone of any age who provides support to or looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of frailty, physical or mental illness, or disability. This does not usually include people who are paid, employed or volunteer to act as carers. 


Download a copy of the policy here: Ordinary Residence Policy

1.2    This policy is about Ordinary Residence determinations in adult social care. The Care Act uses the concept of ordinary residence to determine which local authority is responsible for meeting a person’s eligible needs as defined by the Care Act 2014.
 
1.3    Deciding where someone is Ordinarily Resident (OR) is usually straightforward. Most people are OR  in the council area – where they pay their council tax to and where they have decided to live. Ordinary Residence may be less clear in circumstances such as when people:

  • may lack the requisite mental capacity to make their own decisions about where they wish to live, or

  • spend time living in more than one local authority area, for example because they have more than one home

  • live in one council area but their care is arranged and funded by another council 
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