Select Committee · Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Protecting human rights in care settings

Status: Closed Opened: 20 Sep 2021 Closed: 29 Dec 2023 2 reports

This inquiry will look at human rights concerns in care settings in England, highlighting areas in which the human rights of patients, older people and others living with long-term disabilities, including learning disabilities and autism, are currently undermined or at risk. The inquiry will cover people living in residential care homes, hospitals and supported housing, …

Reports

2 reports
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - Protecting human rights in care settings HC 216 22 Jul 2022 0 Responded
Easy Read - Fourth Report - Protecting human rights in care… HC 216 22 Jul 2022 0 Overdue

Oral evidence sessions

5 sessions
Date Witnesses
18 May 2022 Gillian Keegan · Department of Health and Social Care, Lyn Romeo · Department of Health and Social Care, Michelle Dyson · Department for Education View ↗
23 Mar 2022 Aidan Fowler · National Health Service, Jemima Burnage · Care Quality Commission (CQC), Kate Terroni · Care Quality Commission (CQC), Michael King · Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO), Roger Banks · National Health Service, Tom Cahill · National Health Service View ↗
9 Mar 2022 Kari Gerstheimer · Access Social Care, Nadra Ahmed OBE · National Care Association, Professor Vic Rayner OBE · National Care Forum, Professor Wayne Martin · The Essex Autonomy Project, University of Essex, Sanchita Hosali · British Institute of Human Rights View ↗
23 Feb 2022 Dan Scorer · Mencap, Dr Lucy Series · Bristol University, Judy Laing · University of Bristol’s Human Rights Implementation Centre, Richard Charlton · Richard Charlton Solicitors, Sam Cox · Alzheimer’s Society View ↗
12 Jan 2022 Caroline Abrahams · Age UK, Helen Wildbore · Relatives and Residents Association, Margaret Flynn, Safeguarding expert, Ruthie Henshall · Rights for Residents, Sharon Clay View ↗

Correspondence

8 letters
DateDirectionTitle
26 May 2023 Correspondence to the Minister of State for Social Care in the UK relating to L…
27 Apr 2023 Correspondence from Minister of State for Care relating to the implementation o…
15 Dec 2022 Correspondence from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman relating to …
9 Jun 2022 To cttee Letter from Gillian Keegan MP, Minister of State for Care and Mental Health, re…
26 May 2022 From cttee Letter to Gillian Keegan MP, Minister of State for Care and Mental Health, rega…
12 May 2022 To cttee Letter from the Prime Minister regarding visiting restrictions in care homes, d…
11 Mar 2022 From cttee Letter to the Prime Minister regarding visiting restrictions in care homes, dat…
20 Dec 2021 To cttee Letter from Gillian Keegan MP, Minister of State for Care and Mental Health, re…