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  5. Ordinary residence
  6. Adult Social Care Ordinary Residence Policy
  7. About this policy

About this policy

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

2.1    This policy sets out:

  • what Gloucestershire County Council the ‘council’ considers when making an ordinary residence determination, and

  • how the council manages disputes with other local authorities about Ordinary Residence

  • and which Local Authority (LA) will meet the identified needs until the dispute is resolved
Last reviewed: 23/06/2025
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