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Social Services: Public Consultation

Commons · Question 20281 · Tabled 16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that care providers, including those in supportive living care settings, are consulted during (a) policy reviews and (b) before policy decisions.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 20 Dec 2024

The Department regularly engages with and consults stakeholders, including providers and people with lived experience of care and support services, to ensure that a wide range of views are taken into account through all stages of the policy life cycle. Th...