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
3 Recommendation Acknowledged
Twenty-Second Report - Reforming a…
Set out spending review preparations and long-term funding certainty for local authorities.
Local authorities are having to plan and commission adult social care services against a backdrop of fragmented and uncertain funding. We have long voiced our frustration at the short-term and multiple funding pots provided to local government and recommended that … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees, stating it is learning from the first phase of reform and monitoring current funding impacts to inform preparations for the next spending review. It will work with HM Treasury and DLUHC to deliver a sustainable funding package, aiming to provide as much certainty as possible for local authorities.
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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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