Principles

• One of the Directorate's core purposes is to assess people’s needs and establish the size of the personal budget which will meet those needs
  
  
• In so doing staff must respect the dignity, privacy, safety and well-being of people
  
  
• Staff must not take advantage of a person’s  vulnerability or enable others to do so
  
  
• Staff have the right to expect respect from the people they work with

Staff need to be aware that failing to comply with these standards may result in formal disciplinary action, including dismissal, in line with the council’s Code of Conduct.