Social Services: Standards
Commons · Question 23322 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle delays to care packages.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 17 Jan 2025
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 and to commission services to meet the diverse needs o...