Learning Disability: Care Quality Commission
2026-06-04 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL720 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions have been brought by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) since 2009 regarding the unsafe or inadequate care of people with a learning disability; and what assessment they have made of the effectiveness o
Answer
Since 2009, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has brought 124 criminal prosecutions to date. 111 of these prosecutions have been brought since April 2015, when the CQC was given statutory criminal enforcement powers under the Health and Social Care Act 20...