Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Reforming adult social care in England

Status: Closed Opened: 13 Dec 2023 Closed: 28 May 2024 12 recommendations 15 conclusions 1 report

The Government promised to “fix the crisis in social care” in 2019. In June 2021, the Committee’s ‘Adult social care markets’ report found that the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) had poor oversight of the system, and seemed complacent about the risk of market failure. The report called for a long-term funding plan …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Twenty-Second Report - Reforming adult social care in Engla… HC 427 20 Mar 2024 27 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
6 Recommendation Twenty-Second Report - Reforming adult … Rejected

Set out and publish a roadmap with KPIs for delivering the adult social care vision.

The Department faces significant challenges in delivering its ‘vision’ for adult social care reform, and Parliament and the sector must be able to hold it to account for its progress. It is worrying that the Department has no roadmap for achieving its 10-year vision for adult social care, or any …

Government response. The government disagrees with the recommendation to publish a roadmap with KPIs and six-monthly updates, stating it cannot commit to this approach. It will set out details of the next phase of reform following the next spending review and will …
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
24 Jan 2024 Catherine Frances · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michelle Dyson · Department for Education, Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care View ↗

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
19 Feb 2024 Correspondence from Shona Dunn, Second Permanent Secretary, Department of Healt…
6 Feb 2024 Public Accounts Committee hearing: Reforming Adult Social Care in England, 24 J…