The EQ-CL Framework has been created to help ensure the consistency and comparability
of adult social care data collected through national returns. It will standardise information
required to support current policy and emerging best practice in health and social care at
local and national level, for example around personalisation and reablement. The EQ-CL
Framework is not entirely prescriptive as each local authority will still be able to collect much
locally specified data in local formats. It will however be required to standardise those items
required for national collections.