Social Services: Essex
Commons · Question 127685 · Tabled 15 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with local authorities in Essex on commissioning adequate local adult social care provision.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 28 Apr 2026
Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population. Under the Care Act 2014, they are tasked with the duty to shape their care market and to commission a range of high-quality, sustainable, and person-centred care a...