Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 122348

Supported Housing: Learning Disability

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Iqbal Mohamed

IndependentDewsbury and Batley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on consultation with families before moving adults with learning disabilities to supported living or residential placements.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Decisions about care placements are made locally, based on individual assessments of need and personal circumstances. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care markets and commission services to meet the diver...

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