ASC Government Transparency - court case update.

Access Social Care is a legal rights organisation fighting a landmark freedom of information legal case against three government departments to ensure government accountability and adequate funding for social care.

It has been over 3 months since our landmark court case which saw two Government departments attempt to overturn the decision that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) made in our favour. The ICO decision upheld that the government SHOULD reveal crucial data available on social care funding decision making because it is in the public interest.

We have recently appealed to the new administration, the Prime Minister and dept ministers asking for a change in approach to disclose this information as soon as possible.

Disclosure of the information requested will allow specialist social care organisations to collaborate with central government to support the improvement of long-term decision making on social care funding.

This short video from our CEO Kari Gerstheimer sums up the journey so far and makes the case for greater transparency in adult social care funding.