Social Services
Commons · Question 69679 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether strategic authorities will have responsibilities for social care provision.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 1 Sep 2025
Local Authorities will retain responsibility for social care provision. Strategic authorities will gain a new duty in relation to health improvement and inequalities through the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, but this will not alter th...