This publication was produced by Skills for Care and is a refresh of the personal assistant (PA) toolkit that was originally developed in 2009 with ARC.
The following people took time to read and comment on the original PA toolkit:
Mrs D Betts, Mr P Barton, Mr Cosgrove, Linda Dickinson, Dee Frost, Pauline Heslop, Sue Jackson, Tracey Jannaway, Carol Jones, Sarah Kent, Terence McNeilly, Nina Osborne, Lynn Paterson, Christine Redshaw, David Rolph and Mrs P Sherriff.
Our thanks goes to the members of these organisations, who provided comments and feedback that helped to produce this version.
ACT | actforfunding.org |
Active Independence | activeindependence.org |
ARC | arcuk.org.uk; panet.org.uk |
BCPC (Dudley MBC) | bcpc-net.co.uk |
Breakthrough UK | breakthrough-uk.co.uk |
Cheshire Centre for Independent Living | cheshirecil.org |
Compass Disability Services | compassdisability.org.uk |
Essex Coalition of Disabled People | ecdp.org.uk |
Hammersmith and Fulham Action on Disability | hafad.org.uk |
Independent Living Association | ilawestsussex.org |
Leeds Centre for Integrated Living | leedscil.org.uk |
Leeds Centre for Integrated Living | leedscil.org.uk |
Low Incomes Tax Reform Group | disabilitytaxguide.org.uk |
Options 4 U | options4u.org.uk |
Pay & Employment Rights Service | pers.org.uk |
Peoplehub: personal health budgets network | peoplehub.org.uk |
RUILS | ruils.co.uk |
Richmond Users Independent Living Scheme | ruils.co.uk |
Sefton Carers Centre | sefton-carers.co.uk |
Sheffield Centre for Independent Living | sheffieldcil.org.uk |
South Yorkshire Centre for Inclusive Living | sycil.org |
Southampton Centre for Independent Living | southamptoncil.co.uk |
Stockport Council | stockport.gov.uk |
The Disability Resource Centre | drcbeds.org.uk |
Trafford Centre for Independent Living | traffordcil.co.uk |
Trafford Council | trafford.gov.uk |
Unison | unison.org.uk |
West of England Centre for Inclusive Living | wecil.co.uk |
York Council for Voluntary Service | yorkcvs.org.uk; ilsyork.org.uk |