Councils 'must only refer to regulated advisers on care funding'

A joint committee assigned to scrutinise the Draft Care and Support Bill said it should make clear that local authority services such as local councils should recommend financial advisers only if they are regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The original Bill states that a statutory duty should be placed on local authorities to provide information, advice and assistance services to care self-funders in their areas. But reservations had been expressed, including by care, support and social housing provider Mears Group, that councils "tend to be more reluctant to...