Social Services: Charities
Commons · Question 20892 · Tabled 17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that fees paid by commissioners take into account changes in the costs faced by not-for-profit social care providers.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 23 Dec 2024
Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population, which is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market to meet the diverse needs of all local people. This in...