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Social Services: Vulnerable Adults

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what vetting procedures apply to individuals employed in adult social care roles involving contact with vulnerable adults.

answeredIqbal MohamedDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
26 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what vetting procedures apply to individuals employed in adult social care roles involving contact with vulnerable adults.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The intention of Care Quality Commission (CQC) Regulation 19 Fit and proper persons employed of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 is to make sure providers only employ 'fit and proper' staff who are able to provid...

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