Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate visits to supported living facilities for disabled people in a covid-19-secure way.
We appreciate the challenges which people in supported living and their families have faced as a result of lockdown.
Supported living managers should work with the people they support to follow Government guidelines for visiting in supported living arrangements and social distancing which are available at the following links:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/staying-alert-and-safe-social-distancing
Providers should advise individuals about the safest way to have visitors.
As policy develops, we will continue to update the relevant guidance. Providers should continue to refer to existing guidance as the easement of lockdown continues.