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People - adults and housing policies and strategies

Categories:
  • adult care 
  • adults commissioning
  • community safety
  • housing

Adult care policies

  • Adult Services Complaints Policy and Procedure
  • Charging and Financial Assessment Policy 2021
  • Deferred Payment Agreements Policy 2015
  • Direct Payments Policy 2022 (refreshed 2023)
  • Dorset Safeguarding Adults Board and Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Safeguarding Adults Board. Safeguarding Adults Review Policy
  • Dorset and BCP Safeguarding Adults Board Complaints Policy
  • Dorset and BCP Safeguarding Adults Boards Communication and Engagement Strategy
  • Eligibility and Assessment Criteria of the Adult Policy 2023
  • Individual Service Funds Policy
  • Nutritional Care Strategy
  • Safeguarding Adults Review Policy 2021
  • Section 117 Mental Health After-Care Dorset Joint Policy November 2022

Adults commissioning policies

  • Accommodation with Support Programme. A programme within the transformation, investment and reform programme
  • Better Commissioning for Better Lives 2023 to 2028
  • Commissioning for A Better Life as People Age in Dorset 2023 to 2028
  • Commissioning for A Better Life for Adults in Dorset 2023 to 2028
  • Commissioning for A Better Life for Carers in Dorset 2023 to 2028
  • Dorset Extra Care Housing Strategic Statement 2024 to 2039 - Summary
  • Dorset's Extra Care Housing Strategic Statement 2024 to 2039

Community safety policies

  • Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Multi Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy 2023
  • Community Safety Plan (CSIP) 2020 to 2026 (2024 refresh)
  • Community Safety Plan 2023 to 2026 2024/25 Refresh
  • Domestic Abuse Strategy 2021 to 2024
  • Dorset Community Safety Partnership (CSP) Serious Violence Strategy
  • Pan Dorset Reducing Reoffending Strategy 2018 to 2021
  • Pan-Dorset Reducing Reoffending Strategy 2024 to 2027

Housing policies

  • Dorset Council Housing Allocations Policy 2021 to 2026. Revised August 2024
  • Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2021 to 2026
  • Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licence Fees Policy
  • Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) License Fees 2023
  • Houses in Multiple Occupation Amenity Standards 2023
  • Housing General Statement of Enforcement Policy
  • Housing Standards Enforcement Policy and Statement of Principles for Determining Financial Penalties - October 2023
  • Housing Strategy January 2024 to January 2029
  • Joint Tenancy Strategy 2012 to 2015
  • Park Homes Fees Policy
  • Private Sector Housing Assistance Policy 2024
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