Personal Care at Home Bill

My understanding on the discretion with regard to reablement is that, indeed, the local authority has the power to use its discretion. We addressed this issue, I think, when I was asked about people receiving palliative care and whether subjecting them to reablement would be appropriate. At that time, as I recall, I said that it would depend. You would not necessarily say that someone who is receiving palliative care should not have reablement, but it may not be appropriate. The local authority would have the discretion to decide whether that was the right course of action. I will write to the noble Baroness in detail if I need to, but my understanding is that this discretion covers reablement.