Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of local authorities' capacity to take over the social care of people if the existing providers of that care fail.
If an adult social care provider’s business fails, local authorities have a statutory duty, under the Care Act 2014, to meet people’s care and support needs temporarily until suitable, alternative provision can be arranged.
The Government is working with local authorities and providers to ensure that adult social care services continue as normal. This includes ensuring that effective and up-to-date contingency plans are in place.