Local Government Services: Vulnerable Adults
Commons · Question 98208 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance exists on balancing data protection with safeguarding when families seek to support vulnerable adults in accessing local authority services including housing regist
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 16 Dec 2025
Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals’ care and support needs and, where eligible, for meeting those needs, such as under the Care Act 2014. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides mechanisms by which others can support, and if appropr...