Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17403

Social Services: Regulation

Tabled: 2 December 2024

Answered: 10 December 2024

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of further regulating social care micro-providers.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. The CQC has powers under the Health and Care Act 2008 to regulate adult social care services, to make sure they provide safe, effective, compassionate, an...

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