Social Services: Vulnerable Adults
Commons · Question 122352 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that individuals found responsible for abusive conduct towards vulnerable adults cannot work in publicly funded social care services.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 26 Mar 2026
The intention of Care Quality Commission (CQC) Regulation 19 Fit and proper persons employed of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 is to make sure providers only employ 'fit and proper' staff who are able to provid...