Children in Care
Commons · Question 27363 · Tabled 4 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 14 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a person aged 17 with an assessed need for personal care may be accommodated by a provider registered with the Care Quality Commission where the placing local authority agrees; and what gui
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 14 Sep 2026
Young people aged under 18 years old may, in certain circumstances, be accommodated in services registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Whether registration with the CQC is appropriate depends on the facts of the individual case, the nature of ...