questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to create a system of democratic accountability and consultative governance system to advise elected representatives in their responsibilities to social care.
answerText: The Department ensures that adult social care operates within clear lines of democratic accountability, with ministers accountable to Parliament, and local authorities responsible under the Care Act 2014 to meet social care needs. Alongside this, we maint...
heading: Social Services