Question follow-through · 1906

Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure the safety of residents in a) residential and b) nursing care homes.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
27 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure the safety of residents in a) residential and b) nursing care homes.

  2. 20 May 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 May 2026

    Answer published

    Any form of abuse or neglect is unacceptable, and the safety of residents in residential and nursing care homes is of the utmost importance.Statutory guidance under the Care Act 2014 makes clear that local authorities must ensure the adult social care ser...

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