Question follow-through · 90528

Care Quality Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of removing the three-year statue of limitations for offences under Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
17 Nov 2025
Answer
24 Nov 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of removing the three-year statue of limitations for offences under Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is extending the statute of limitations period for bringing proceedings for offences under Part 1 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Section 90(2).This change aims to give the Care Quality Commission more time to gather evidence, concl...

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