Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to progress the commitments in his White Paper on People at the Heart of Care: Adult Social Care reform; and if he will make a statement.

We have supported sector digitisation, including developing an approach for improving oversight of the adult social care system and enhancing the collection and use of data. Digital Social Care Records have been implemented in more than 50% of care providers. This is an increase from 45% of providers in March 2022. We have provided integrated care systems with £14 million to support with the establishment and piloting of care technologies locally. The client-level dataset is being developed and from April 2023, it will collect data on those who receive care and support from local authorities. From April 2023, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will begin assessing local authorities’ delivery of their adult social care duties. The CQC have been working with local government, the care sector and people with care and support needs to develop a framework for these assessments.