Local authorities to give evidence to Lords Adult Social Care Committee
On Monday, 18 July, the Adult Social Care Committee is due to hold its twenty first public evidence session with the Local Government Association and local government representatives, on the challenges they face in designing and delivering adult social care. The Committee has so far held 20 evidence sessions and received approximately 150 written evidence submissions as it continues its inquiry into what needs to change to create a fair, resilient, and sustainable care system.
This evidence session is due to be held remotely and streamed on Parliament TV.
Meeting details
At 3:00pm: Private discussion
Inquiry
Adult Social Care
At 3:45pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Adult Social Care
Chairman at Local Government Association's Community Wellbeing Board
Director of Adult Social Care and Housing Needs at Isle of Wight Council
Executive Director for Adults and Communities at Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Strategic Director for Social Care and Education at Leicester City Council
At 5:05pm: Private discussion
Inquiry
Adult Social Care
Themes for discussion
- What might be the key steps to raise the visibility and profile of people with care needs and unpaid carers in your local authority? Is there any scope for development and improvement that would not take significant resources?
- Unpaid carers have told us that they feel forgotten and often unsupported by social services. What are the key challenges to enabling tangible change for unpaid carers on the ground?
- To what extent is it possible for you as a local authority to step in when central government fails, for example, to increase Carers’ Allowance or respite care?
- While access to supported housing is key to enabling independent living, our Committee has heard that there is a lack of a strategic approach to accessible and supported housing in local authorities. What are the obstacles to an integrated approach to housing and social care and how can they be overcome?