Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of Adult Social Care IT providers on the capability of technology to support increased assessments at (a) local authority and (b) level.

The Department and NHS England have worked with the IT suppliers providing adult social care case management systems to local authorities in England to design the core functionality required for the implementation of charging reform. The Department regularly engages with suppliers and local authorities to discuss delivery and implementation, including the role of technology in supporting the delivery of assessments.