The Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) was first launched on 31 March 2011, following consultation on a broader, more transparent and outcome-focused approach to presenting information on what adult social care has achieved.
The ASCOF is a set of outcome measures, which have been agreed to be of value both nationally and locally for demonstrating the achievements of adult social care. Nationally, the ASCOF will give an indication of the strengths of social care and success in delivering better outcomes for people who use services. Locally, the ASCOF will be used for ‘benchmarking’ and comparison between areas.