Self-directed Support: Draft Guidance on Care & Support - Easy-Read Summary

Section 7 Choice

People need to have a real choice over the type of support they can use and where they can buy this.

This means they need to be able to choose from lots of different things and care organisations.

The local council must tell people about the options for self-directed support.

As much as it can, the local council must tell people about lots of:

• different care and support organisations
• different types of support that people can get from the council or from other organisations

It is the job of the local council to make sure that people have enough choice. The council should think about this when it plans local services and provides funding for services.

Think about the information in Section 7. Is it clear?