Local Government: Social Services
Commons · Question 19586 · Tabled 11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to ensure that local authorities remain democratically accountable for the provision of social care, in the context of her Department's plans for devo
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 20 Dec 2024
The Government has no intention of changing local authorities’ democratic accountability for provision of social care. As set out in the English Devolution White Paper, we will reset the relationship with local government, to give the sector more autonomy...