Social Services: Private Equity

(asked on 13th July 2022) - View Source

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 the impact of private equity on the quality of care delivered by the social care sector.


Answered by
Gillian Keegan Portrait
Gillian Keegan
Secretary of State for Education
This question was answered on 21st July 2022

No specific assessment has been made. Under the Care Act 2014, it is the responsibility of local authorities to shape local markets. Services are largely provided by commercial operators, including some which are private equity-owned and third sector organisations.

As of 1 July 2022, 84% of care providers are rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’. Levels of satisfaction with care and support services in England have remained stable, with 65% of care users reporting they were extremely or very satisfied with their care and support in 2019/20.

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