Health Services: Disqualification
2026-06-07 · Department of Health and Social Care · 7597 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the immediate assurances relied upon by CQC in deciding not to use urgent powers under section 31.
Answer
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is an independent regulator, and decisions about enforcement action, including the use of urgent powers under section 31 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, are a matter for the CQC, exercised in line with its statuto...