Report: Self-directed support — Scottish audit report

An audit report in Scotland said that councils had started to make changes to social care, but progress in implementing self-directed support had been mixed among councils, and they had adopted different methods of allocating social care spending.

It said that the risks and advantages associated with each model needed to be managed carefully without unnecessarily limiting people’s choice and control over their support.

The report said that social care professionals had welcomed SDS because it had the potential to improve support for people who needed it, but called on councils to work more closely with people, and with their carers, providers, and local communities, to develop the choices that would improve people’s lives.

The report made a range of recommendations for councils in their implementation of the policy.