The Act sets out integration planning principles which stipulate that services should be provided in a way which:
(i) is integrated from the point of view of service-users,
(ii) takes account of the particular needs of different service-users,
(iii) takes account of the particular needs of service-users in different parts of the area in which the service is being provided,
(iv) takes account of the particular characteristics and circumstances of different service-users,
(v) respects the rights of service-users,
(vi) takes account of the dignity of service-users,
(vii) takes account of the participation by service-users in the community in which service-users live,
(viii) protects and improves the safety of service-users,
(ix) improves the quality of the service,
(x) is planned and led locally in a way which is engaged with the community (including in particular service-users, those who look after service-users and those who are involved in the provision of health or social care),
(xi) best...