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Adult Social Care Finance Return

Collects council level financial data to allow the calculation of unit costs, income and expenditure for adult social care at a national and council level.

Documentation

About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
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Also known as
ASC-FR
Reference code
DCB2135 Amd 31/2019
Publication date
30/09/2019
Status
Active
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Standard type
Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.

Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.

Information standards. Information standards are agreed ways of doing something, written down as a set of precise criteria so they can be used as rules, guidelines, or definitions.

Technical Standards and specifications. Technical standards and specifications specify how to make information available technically including how the data is structured and transported.

Collection level

Aggregate level

Frequency

Dataset publication or collection occurs once a year.

Contact point

enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk

Please state "Adult Social Care" as the subject heading.

Using this standard

Applies to
  • Local Authorities with Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs).  
  • Ambulance Trusts
Associated medias
Is part of
  • Adult Social Care Data Collections

Topics and care settings

Topic
  • Adult
  • Care
  • Finance
Care setting
Social care
Related standards

Review Information

Scope
All Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) and Ambulance Trusts
Contributor
Department of Health and Social Care
Post Implementation review Date
31/12/2020
Legal authority
  • Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

  • Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

    This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

More information

The collection replaces the annual Personal Social Services Expenditure and Unit Costs Return (PSS-EX1) collection.

Page last updated: 15 November 2024