Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to monitor the number of providers delivering publicly funded care services that have failed due to financial difficulties.

The Care Quality Commission’s Market Oversight Scheme monitors the financial health of typically the largest and potentially most difficult-to-replace providers in the adult social care sector.

Adult social care services are provided through a largely outsourced market of commercial organisations and charities, commissioned by local authorities. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have a duty to promote the efficient and effective operation of their local market. Ensuring good management of the market and securing continuity of care in the event of market exit are fundamental elements of the system.