Where do government reforms for 2012 leave the sector on a legal footing?

As we move into the New Year, a key question on the agenda for the social care sector this year is what will be the legal challenges in 2012?’ As the current system for older people is described by ADASS as unfit for purpose’, we need to consider how legal issues will affect progress towards the three identified outcomes, dignity, security, clarity,’ to be sought from the current reform programme.