Reforming adult social care in England

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 13 Dec 2023 Closed: 28 May 2024 Parliament page
The Government promised to “fix the crisis in social care” in 2019. In June 2021, the Committee’s ‘Adult social care markets’ report found that the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) had poor oversight of the system, and seemed complacent about the risk of market failure. The report called … Read more
12 Recommendations
15 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
2 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 6 events
28 May
2024
Report published
20 Mar
2024
Report published
19 Feb
2024
Correspondence
6 Feb
2024
Correspondence
24 Jan
2024
Oral evidence
24 Jan
2024
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
24 Jan 2024
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Reforming adult social care in England
Catherine Frances · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michelle Dyson · Department for Education Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Twenty-Second Report - Reforming adult social care in England HC 427 20 Mar 2024 27 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
7 Conclusion Accepted in Part
Twenty-Second Report - Reforming a…
Adult social care lacks sufficient weighting and understanding within health-led Integrated Care Systems.
When we pointed out that it was not always the case that social care got the right weighting in ICS structures because they are health-led, the Department acknowledged that the system was not working everywhere.10 The National Care Forum called … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees with the committee's observation regarding social care weighting in ICSs and commits to new CQC assurance of ICSs and local authorities to assess how well partners meet population needs. It also plans to improve adult social care data quality and availability, though it does not commit to appointing social care leads on all Integrated Care Boards as suggested by external bodies.
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Government Response AI assessment · 23 of 12 classified
Accepted 16
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 4
Rejected 1
Total 12 recs + 15 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
19 Feb 2024 Correspondence from Shona Dunn, Second Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Care, re Public Accounts Committee Hearing – 24 January 2024, dated 6 February 2024
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6 Feb 2024 Public Accounts Committee hearing: Reforming Adult Social Care in England, 24 January 2024
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