Human rights in social care

• Facts

• Analyse rights

• Identify responsibilities

• Review actions

FAIR is a practical decision‑making tool that helps staff consider rights in everyday situations.

Facts

What is the experience of the individuals involved and what are the important facts to understand?

Analyse rights

Develop an analysis of the human rights at stake.

Identify responsibilities

Identify what needs to be done and who is responsible for doing it.

Review actions

Make recommendations for action and later recall and evaluate what has happened as a result.

PANEL and FAIR support consistent, transparent and lawful decisions, and help evidence rights‑based practice.