questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many registered social care provider applications were rejected by the CQC due to issues with policies and procedures (a) in England, (b) by region, and (c) by local authority in each of the last five years.
answerText: Care providers entering and exiting is a normal part of a functioning market, and local authorities should have appropriate contingency plans in place depending on the services being provided. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities also have a tempora...
heading: Social Services: Disqualification