Question follow-through · 103386
Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of co-designing adult social care to meet community needs.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 6 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of co-designing adult social care to meet community needs.
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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26 Jan 2026
Answer published
Local authorities are responsible for commissioning social care. As part of this, local authorities should pursue the principle that market shaping and commissioning should be shared endeavours, with commissioners working alongside people with care and su...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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