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Social Outcomes Partnerships

Commons · Question 44141 · Tabled 3 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a phage impact bond that is similar to previous social impact bonds.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 14 Apr 2025

Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a mechanism to raise investment for a service provider. SIBs are commissioned on a payment-by-results basis, with the payment being proportional to the delivery of a positive social outcome.As detailed in the Government’s re...