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Government transparency campaign

Imagine a future where the government is transparent about social care funding. Where funding decisions are clear, accountable, and based on evidence and a genuine understanding of the needs of people who draw on social care.

This is the vision behind our #govttransparency campaign. We believe that government openness about adult social care funding is essential to drive meaningful change, secure adequate resources, and ultimately improve the lives of those who rely on these vital services to lead gloriously, ordinary lives.

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We continue our legal action to demand the government opens the books and reveals the information we all need to ensure a properly funded and sustainable social care system. By supporting our legal efforts and sharing our campaign, you are directly contributing to a movement demanding a more transparent and equitable future for adults who have a right to social care in the UK. 

Our #govttransparency campaign has involved significant legal challenges, as well as landmark victories at the Information Tribunal, which have forced the government to release previously hidden information. However, the fight for full transparency continues.

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ASC’s Government Transparency Campaign  
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ASC’s Government Transparency Campaign  
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Our long-running legal and policy campaign for Government Transparency in adult social care funding continues, and while progress can sometimes feel slow, it we are gaining momentum. Alongside the legal work, there is a growing effort to bring these issues into the public conversation, including through engagement with the media who are showing interest in this important case.

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Court is adjourned.
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Court is adjourned.
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Following an intensive three-day hearing covering all three government departments’ appeals, the cases have been adjourned. The First Tier Information Rights Tribunal has requested additional evidence from two government departments. The hearings will be relisted for further evidence which may happen from the New Year onwards. We remain keen to progress these cases to achieve greater transparency on the vital decision making processes that determine social care funding.

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Our Government Transparency Campaign - in a nutshell
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Our Government Transparency Campaign - in a nutshell
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We have been campaigning for government transparency in social care funding for 4 years now, which means there have been many stages to the journey! We now have a date for the latest hearing which will take place on the 17th, 18th and 19th November 2025.

We have summarised the legal steps that we have taken and how Government departments and the ICO have responded in this one page document. In addition we have compiled a timeline which documents every stage of the Freedom of Information requests to date. Please click on the links to download them.

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‘We’d all benefit from a little government transparency”
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‘We’d all benefit from a little government transparency”
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In his article, James Kirkup argues that the UK's traditional practice of maintaining secrecy around the budget process is a fundamental mistake.

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Write to your MP
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Write to your MP
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As a constituent, your views and interests are a priority to your Member of Parliament. Writing to your MP is an important way to ensure that they are aware of your concerns and take action on Government Transparency on social care funding.

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Our Government Transparency Survey results are in!
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Our Government Transparency Survey results are in!
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In April 2025 we asked the public to tell us what they thought about social care funding so we could show it to The Casey Commission into Adult Social Care.

The results are in, and it's clear you want greater Government Transparency in social care funding. So do we.

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ACCESS DENIED! join our fight for an honest and open democracy. Take our survey today.
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ACCESS DENIED! join our fight for an honest and open democracy. Take our survey today.
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ACCESS DENIED! join our fight for an honest and open democracy. If you think it’s time for the government to stop keeping secrets about social care funding please take this short survey so we can pull together evidence for The Casey Commission in April. We don’t have much time so please fill it in today!

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Access Social Care Submissions to the Ministry of Justice Review of Civil Legal Aid 2023 onwards
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Access Social Care Submissions to the Ministry of Justice Review of Civil Legal Aid 2023 onwards
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In January 2023, under the Conservative administration, the Ministry of Justice commenced a Review of Civil Legal Aid (RoCLA) to "explore options for improving the long-term sustainability of the civil legal aid system". The process is ongoing. As well as attending all stakeholder meetings, together with our Working Group from the Career Pathway project we made the attached written submissions to ensure that the views of Community Care practitioners were represented in the process. The RoCLA process is continuing…

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Government Transparency Campaign: Latest update
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Government Transparency Campaign: Latest update
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Access Social Care's legal cases on government transparency around how Government have determined sufficiency of funding to meet the social care needs of the population, and the equality impacts of social care funding decisions are ongoing.

We strongly believe that the Commission into adult social care needs to be aware of this case and as an absolute minimum the Government Departments should be disclosing the information to Louise Casey to consider.

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Over 60 organisations demand Government transparency for adult social care funding
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Over 60 organisations demand Government transparency for adult social care funding
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Over 60 social care organisations have signed an open letter demanding Government transparency for adult social care funding

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And we’re off - we’ve won the first stage of our landmark legal case for Government Transparency for adult social care funding
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And we’re off - we’ve won the first stage of our landmark legal case for Government Transparency for adult social care funding
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We are delighted to share that on Tuesday 15th October, the Information Tribunal found in our favour for our first Information Tribunal case.

And this is only the start. We are awaiting judgement on our second round of enquiries and It is vital that this campaign continues until we get a positive outcome for this too.

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Join our campaign for Government transparency for adult social care funding Government
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Join our campaign for Government transparency for adult social care funding Government
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