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
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
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
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
6 Recommendation Rejected
Twenty-Second Report - Reforming a…
Set out and publish a roadmap with KPIs for delivering the adult social care vision.
The Department faces significant challenges in delivering its ‘vision’ for adult social care reform, and Parliament and the sector must be able to hold it to account for its progress. It is worrying that the Department has no roadmap for … Read more
Government Response
The government disagrees with the recommendation to publish a roadmap with KPIs and six-monthly updates, stating it cannot commit to this approach. It will set out details of the next phase of reform following the next spending review and will consider the value of publishing regular progress reports.
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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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