Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 29785

Older People: Protection

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to protect older people from (a) violence, (b) abuse and (c) neglect.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Any form of violence, abuse, or neglect is unacceptable. The Government makes it clear, in the statutory guidance of the Care Act 2014, that local authorities must ensure the adult social care services they commission are safe, effective, and of high qual...

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