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Question follow-through · 49151

Social Services: Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that deafblind people are able to access care needs assessments.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
7 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that deafblind people are able to access care needs assessments.

  2. 1 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 May 2025

    Answer published

    Under the Care Act 2014 and the Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 2014, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that deafblind people in their area access the right care and support. This includes making contact with, and keeping a record o...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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