Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122346
Social Services: Learning Disability
Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Question
Iqbal Mohamed
Independent — Dewsbury and Batley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen safeguarding protections for adults with learning disabilities receiving local authority care services.
Answer
Stephen KinnockWhen a local authority has reasonable cause to suspect an adult in the local authority’s area has care and support needs, is at risk of, or experiencing abuse or neglect, and cannot protect themselves because of those needs, it must carry out a safeguardi...
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