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.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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