This paper summarises the national and regional systems in place to support the implementation of the Putting People First, transformation of social care programme. ‘The Putting People First’ (PPF) concordat was published by the Department of Health in December 2007. It sets out information to support the transformation of social care, as outlined in the Health White Paper, Our Health, Our Care, Our Say: a New Direction for Community Services in 2006. It describes the vision for development of a personalised approach to the delivery of adult social care. PPF concordat is an agreement between central and local government and other key organisations about the direction for adult social care for the next ten years and beyond.