Supported Housing: Learning Disability
Commons · Question 122348 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on consultation with families before moving adults with learning disabilities to supported living or residential placements.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Mar 2026
Decisions about care placements are made locally, based on individual assessments of need and personal circumstances. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care markets and commission services to meet the diver...