The Law Commission conducted a three-year review into adult social care law, undertaking extensive consultation and culminating in its final report published in May 2011, which made recommendations for a wholesale reform of the law.This formal response to the Law Commission’s report considers each of the recommendations and follows the format of the report itself. In each case, it outlines the Commission’s proposals, and sets out the government response in the context of broader reform proposals to signal its legislative approach. It covers universal services, assessments, eligibility and entitlements, care support planning and provision, safeguarding and adult protection, portability of entitlements, and support for carers