Written questions

Social Services: Finance

Lords · Question HL9273 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lord McColl of Dulwich

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the number of providers delivering publicly funded care services that have failed due to financial difficulties.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Merron, 15 Jul 2025

The Care Quality Commission’s Market Oversight Scheme monitors the financial health of typically the largest and potentially most difficult-to-replace providers in the adult social care sector. Adult social care services are provided through a largely out...