PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Services: Waiting Lists (15 July 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of time is from being assessed as eligible for care and receiving that care in each year from 2012 to date.
Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Answer
The information requested is not currently held centrally. Local authorities are responsible for assessing individuals' eligibility for care and support, as set out in the Care Act 2014 and, where the individual is eligible for financial support, for meeting those needs. The Health and Care Act 2022 includes a new duty for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to review and make an assessment of local authorities’ delivery of adult social care duties, to ensure accessible, timely, high-quality care and support.
Answered by:
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
21 July 2022
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